Review Article

Extracellular Vesicles: A Novel Target for Exercise-Mediated Reductions in Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Table 2

Chronic effects of exercise on circulating extracellular vesicles.

Author (year)Exercise doseSubtype EVPreanalytical phaseCollection timeResponse

La Vignera et al. [87]150 min aerobic activity/wk for 3 mo in individuals with and without erectile dysfunction.CD45/CD34/CD144+Specifics not reported(i) Baseline
(ii) 3 mo
↓CD45/CD34/CD144+

Babbitt et al. [90]24 wk aerobic training, 3x/wk, 40 min at 65% VO2peak in sedentary, middle-aged African American adults.CD62E+2000g for 20 min at 4°C(i) Baseline
(ii) 6 mo
↓CD62E+

Kretzschmar et al. [89]6 mo aerobic training, 3x/wk, 40 min at 65% VO2peak in pre- and postmenopausal African American women.CD62E+
CD31+/CD42b
Double centrifugation at 1500 for 20 min at 24°C(i) Baseline
(ii) 6 mo
↓CD62E+
↓CD31+/CD42b in the premenopausal group only

Bruyndonckx et al. [86]10 months of 3 supervised sessions/wk combined with diet intervention in obese children between the ages of 12 and 18.CD31+/CD42bDouble centrifugation of 1525 for 20 min(i) Baseline
(ii) 5 mo
(iii) 10 mo
↓CD31+/CD42b

Kim et al. [88]3 days/wk for 6 mo of 40 min at 65% of predicted HRpeak in adults with prehypertension.CD31+/CD42b, CD62EDouble centrifugation of 1500 for 20 min(i) Baseline
(ii) 6 mo
↓CD31+/CD42a
↓CD62E+

Pitha et al. [91]6 mo of supervised training on a cycle ergometer in renal transplant recipients.CD34+
CD45+
ELISA(i) Baseline
(ii) Median of 6 mo
No change

Van Craenenbroeck et al. [95]12 wk, 3x/wk aerobic continuous training (70–75% HRpeak) or aerobic interval training (four 4 min intervals 90–95% of HRpeak with 3 min recovery at 50–70% of HRpeak) adults with coronary artery disease.CD31+/CD42bDouble centrifugation at 1550(i) Baseline
(ii) 12 wk
No change