title: Recent developments in the nomenclature, presence, isolation, detection and clinical impact of extracellular vesicles.
abstract: The research field of extracellular vesicles (EVs), such as microparticles and exosomes, is growing exponentially. The goal of this review is to provide an overview of recent developments relevant to the readers of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. We will discuss nomenclature, the presence of EVs in fluids, methods of isolation and detection, and emerging clinical implications. Although research on EVs has been performed within the ISTH for over a decade, most of the recent research on EVs has been brought together by the International Society on Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV). To achieve an overview of recent developments, the information provided in this review comes not only from publications, but also from latest meetings of the ISEV (April 2015, Washington, DC, USA), the International Society on Advancement of Cytometry (June 2015, Glasgow, UK), and the ISTH (June 2015, Toronto, Canada).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.|Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van der Pol
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Böing
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.|Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Gool
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nieuwland
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology; D001826:Body Fluids; D055252:Cell-Derived Microparticles / Q000502:physiology*; D002498:Centrifugation; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D055354:Exosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D000067128:Extracellular Vesicles / Q000502:physiology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000378:metabolism; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs
keywords: cell-derived microparticles; exosomes; flow cytometry; limit of detection; secretory vesicles; terminology