| ABC | ATP binding cassette |
| CHMP | charged multivesicular body protein |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| MISEV | minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cell |
| MVB | multivesicular body |
| OMV | outer membrane vesicle |
| PA | phosphatidic acid |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| SNARE | soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment receptor |
| sRNA | small noncoding RNA |