exosome secretion by cells is a complex, poorly understood process. Studies of exosomes would be facilitated by a method for increasing their production and release. Here, we present a method for stimulating the secretion of exosomes. cultured cells were treated or not with sodium iodoacetate (IAA; glycolysis inhibitor) plus 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP; oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor). Exosomes were isolated by size-exclusion chromatography and their morphology, size, concentration, cargo components and functional activity were compared. IAA/DNP treatment (up to 10 µM each) was nontoxic and resulted in a 3 to 16-fold increase in exosome secretion. Exosomes from IAA/DNP-treated or untreated cells had similar biological properties and functional effects on endothelial cells (SVEC4-10). iAA/Dnp increased exosome secretion from mouse organ cultures, and in vivo injections enhanced the levels of circulating exosomes. iAA/Dnp decreased Atp levels (p < 0.05) in cells. A cell membranepermeable form of 2′,3′-cAMP and 3′-AMP mimicked the potentiating effects of IAA/DNP on exosome secretion. In cells lacking 2′,3′-cyclic nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase (cnpase; an enzyme that metabolizes 2′,3′-cAMP into 2′-AMP), effects of IAA/DNP on exosome secretion were enhanced. The IAA/DNP combination is a powerful stimulator of exosome secretion, and these stimulatory effects are, in part, mediated by intracellular 2′,3′-cAMp. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including the small subset of EVs referred to as exosomes which are derived from the endocytic compartment of parental cells and range in size from 30 to 150 nm, play an important role in intercellular communication. The biogenesis of exosomes is distinct from that of other EVs, such as microvesicles (MVs) or apoptotic bodies 1. It begins with the internalization of cell surface proteins by endocytosis and the sequestration of these proteins by early endosomes. In late endosomes, a process of reverse vesicular invagination leads to the formation of multivesicular bodies (MVBs), which are filled with numerous vesicles. Importantly the topography of proteins decorating these vesicles mimics that of the surface membrane of a parental cell 2. Thus, exosomes differ from other EVs in that their vesicular cargo is derived from the proteins processed in late endosomes and packaged into vesicles in the MVBs. When MVBs fuse with the cell membrane of the parent cell, exosomes are released into the extracellular space 3. Exosome packaging and their cellular secretion have been extensively investigated and while the general mechanistic underpinning their formation are described, it remains unclear to which extent the packaged and secreted exosomes are molecular mimics of their parental cells or whether they