THE GROWING POTENTIAL OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE RESEARCH IN VETERINARY MEDICINE

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small, information-rich subcellular structures that have attracted considerable attention in the scientific community. Their ubiquitous presence in the body and their natural role as cellular messengers make them valuable indicators of the physiological and pathological state of cells and tissues. Currently, the number of specific studies on the presence, properties and role of EVs in all life forms is increasing exponentially. In veterinary medicine, EVs are still relatively under-researched, and we have only recently begun to explore their potential. Naraščajoči potencial raziskav zunajceličnih veziklov v veterinarski medicini Zunajcelični vezikli (ZV) so majhne, informacijsko bogate subcelične strukture, ki so v znanstveni skupnosti pritegnile veliko pozornosti. Zaradi njihove vsesplošne prisotnosti v telesu in njihove naravne vloge kot prenašalci informacij so dragoceni pokazatelji fiziološkega in patološkega stanja celic in tkiv. V tem trenutku število študij o prisotnosti, lastnostih in vlogi ZV v vseh oblikah življenja eksponentno narašča. V veterinarski medicini so ZV še vedno razmeroma slabo proučeni in šele pred kratkim smo začeli bolj natančno raziskovati njihov potencial.