Table 1.

Classification of extracellular vesicles

Characters	Exosomes	Microvesicles	Apoptotic body
Size	40–160 nm	100–1000 nm	100–5000 nm
Markers	LAMP1, Tetraspanins, Alix, MHC I/II, HSP70, TSG100	Selectins, integrins, tissues factors and cell-specific markers	Histones, organelles
Origin	Endosomal compartments of cells	Cell surface plasma membrane	When cells undergo apoptosis