Circulating Endothelial Microparticles: A Key Hallmark of Atherosclerosis Progression

Table 1

The types of microparticles and their role in disease progression.

Microparticles	Role in disease progression	Reference
PMP	Coagulation, inflammatory processes, thrombosis, and tumor progression	[19–21]
EMP	Endothelial dysfunction, angiogenesis, tumor growth, and increased oxidative stress	[11, 22–24]
MMP	Endothelial dysfunction, sepsis, and vascular inflammation	[25–27]

PMP: platelet microparticles; EMP: endothelial microparticles; MMP: monocyte microparticles.