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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 9.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Immunol. 2021 Mar 17;133:175–181. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.02.010

Figure 2. Immunomodulatory properties of MEVs and host-derived vesicles.

Figure 2.

Different types of mycobacterial-antigen containing EVs are released from Mtb-infected APCs, including MEVs, host-derived exosomes and microvesicles. These EVs have been shown to modulate both innate and adaptive immune responses. The mechanisms by which MEVs and mycobacterial antigens traffic outside the phagosome and the cell remain to be established. APC (Antigen-presenting cell); MVB (Multivesicular body); MEVs (Mycobacterial extracellular vesicles).