RT Journal Article T1 Exosomes: Their Role in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases. A1 Aheget, Houssam A1 Mazini, Loubna A1 Martin, Francisco A1 Belqat, Boutaïna A1 Marchal, Juan Antonio A1 Benabdellah, Karim K1 cancer pathogenesis K1 diagnostics K1 exosomes K1 molecular composition K1 therapeutics AB Exosomes are lipid bilayer particles released from cells into their surrounding environment. These vesicles are mediators of near and long-distance intercellular communication and affect various aspects of cell biology. In addition to their biological function, they play an increasingly important role both in diagnosis and as therapeutic agents. In this paper, we review recent literature related to the molecular composition of exosomes, paying special attention to their role in pathogenesis, along with their application as biomarkers and as therapeutic tools. In this context, we analyze the potential use of exosomes in biomedicine, as well as the limitations that preclude their wider application. PB MDPI AG SN 2072-6694 YR 2020 FD 2020-12-24 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16914 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16914 LA en NO Aheget H, Mazini L, Martin F, Belqat B, Marchal JA, Benabdellah K. Exosomes: Their Role in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Dec 30;13(1):84. NO This study was funded by the Spanish ISCIII Health Research Fund and the EuropeanRegional Development Fund (FEDER) through research grants PI12/01097, PI15/02015, PI18/00337(F.M.), PIE16-00045 (J.A.M.), DTS19/00145 (J.A.M.) and PI18/00330 (K.B.). The study was alsosupported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU, RTI2018-101309-B-C22,FEDER funds), by the Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad de la Juntade Andalucía (SOMM17/6109/UGR, FEDER Funds), the Chair of “Doctors Galera-Requena in cancerstem cell research” (CMC-CTS963) and the Junta de Andalucia Health and Families Department(CARTPI-0001-201). The CECEyU and CSyF of the Junta de Andalucía FEDER/European CohesionFund (FSE) provided the following research grants: 2016000073391-TRA, 2016000073332-TRA, PI57069 and PAIDI-Bio326 (F.M.) and PI-0014-2016 (K.B.). K.B. was also on a Nicolas Monardes RegionalMinistry of Health contract (0006/2018). H.A. held a Research Excellence PhD Fellowship (2UAE2020)from the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST). L.M. was supported by theMohammed VI Polytechnic University of Morocco DS RISalud RD Apr 6, 2025