RESUMEN La comunicación entre células es esencial para la homeostasis de los organismos. Existen al menos cinco tipos de comunicación celular (Tabla 1) que en su mayoría ocurren cuando algunas células liberan moléculas llamadas ligandos que actúan sobre los receptores proteicos de otras células, (blanco o diana). A pesar de los diversos estudios sobre este mecanismo, quedan algunas dudas por responder. ¿Cómo logran llegar con especificidad las moléculas a su destino celular al ser liberadas las moléculas al torrente sanguíneo y linfático? ¿cómo evaden al sistema inmunológico y a enzimas degradadoras como proteasas? Este paradigma está siendo abordado con el estudio de estructuras derivadas de los sistemas celulares, denominadas vesículas extracelulares. En este trabajo se revisa el estado actual del conocimiento relacionado con las vesículas extracelulares y su papel en la salud y cancer. ABSTRACT Communication between cells is essential for the homeostasis of organisms. 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