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B-lymphocytes; exosomes; genes; information exchange; ion channels; liver cirrhosis; microRNA; transcriptome
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... Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a key cause of liver fibrosis. However, the mechanisms leading to the activation of HSCs are not fully understood. In the pathological process, acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is widely involved in the development of inflammatory diseases, suggesting that ASIC1a may play an important role in liver fibrosis. We found that in an acidic environment, ...
RNA; adipocytes; coculture; epididymis; exosomes; flow cytometry; food research; high fat diet; immunohistochemistry; inflammation; macrophages; phenotype; white adipose tissue
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... SCOPE: Phenotypic switch of macrophage polarization in adipose tissue has been associated with obesity‐induced adipose tissue inflammation (OATI). Therefore, this study aims to explore the possible mechanism of adipocytes‐derived exosomes (ADEs) carrying microRNA‐1224 (miR‐1224) in M2 macrophage polarization of OATI. METHODS AND RESULTS: miR‐1224‐knockout (miR‐1224‐KO) mice for this study, and iso ...
... Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of childbearing age. Adipose mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) secrete cytokines involved in the regulation of metabolism and immunity. However, it remains unclear whether exosomes secreted by AMSCs (AMSC-EXOs) can rescue the polycystic phenotype and metabolic dysfunction in PCOS ovaries. Here, we show that ...
... Anthocyanins are a group of phytochemicals responsible for the purple or red color of plants. Additionally, they are recognized to have health promoting functions including anti-cardiovascular, anti-thrombotic, anti-diabetic, antimicrobial, neuroprotective, and visual protective effect as well as anti-cancer activities. Thus, consumption of anthocyanin supplement or anthocyanin-rich foods has been ...
... Correct elucidation of physiological and pathological processes mediated by extracellular vesicles (EV) is highly dependent on the reliability of the method used for their purification. Currently available chemical/physical protocols for sample fractionation are time-consuming, often scarcely reproducible and their yields are low. Immuno-capture based approaches could represent an effective purifi ...
... In light of the significance of exosomes in cancer diagnosis and treatment, it is important to understand the components and functions of exosomes. Herein, an all-in-one strategy has been proposed for comprehensive characterization of exosomal proteins based on nanoporous TiO₂ clusters acting as both an extractor for exosome isolation and a nanoreactor for downstream molecular profiling. With the ...
Protozoa; Toxoplasma gondii; Western blotting; cell communication; exosomes; genes; interleukin-6; macrophages; mice; pregnancy; secretion; tachyzoites; toxoplasmosis; transmission electron microscopy; ultracentrifugation
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... BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic intracellular protozoon that is estimated to infect about 30% of the world’s population, resulting in toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients and adverse outcomes in cases of primary infection during pregnancy. Exosomes are tubular vesicles secreted by cells, and function in intercellular communication. It has been reported that the exosomes secreted ...
... Despite emerging importance of tumor cells-derived exosomes in cancer metastasis, the heterogeneity of exosome populations has largely hampered systemic characterization of their molecular composition, biogenesis, and functions. This study communicates a novel method for predicting and targeting pre-metastatic sites based on an exosome model “fluorescent cancer glyconanosomes” displaying N-glycans ...
... Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising candidates for multiple biomedical applications. Major types of EVs include exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies (ABs). ABs are conferred most properties from parent cells in the final stages of apoptosis. A wide variety of sources and stable morphological features are endowed to ABs by the rigorous apoptotic program. ABs accommodate ...
... Cancer-cell-derived exosomes are regarded as noninvasive biomarkers for early cancer diagnosis because of their critical roles in intercellular communication and molecular exchange. A robust aptamer-initiated catalytic hairpin assembly (AICHA) fluorescence assay is proposed for universal, sensitive detection of cancer-derived exosomes. The AICHA was verified with the specific detection of MCF-7 ce ...
... The consumption of bovine colostrum by newborn calves during the first days of life is essential to ensure the transfer of passive immunity. In addition to critical IgG, colostrum also contains non-IgG biomolecules, including microRNA (miRNA). The present study investigated the profiles of miRNA in small extracellular vesicles (sEV) isolated from bovine colostrum with high (256.5 ± 5.7 mg/mL, mean ...
... Spinal cord injury (SCI) is catastrophic to humans and society. However, there is currently no effective treatment for SCI. Autophagy is known to serve critical roles in both the physiological and pathological processes of the body, but its facilitatory and/or deleterious effects in SCI are yet to be completely elucidated. This study aimed to use primary Schwann cell-derived exosomes (SCDEs) to tr ...
... BACKGROUND: To adapt to daily changes in the external environment, organisms have developed circadian rhythm systems with a period of approximately 24 h. Many studies have reported that both circadian rhythms and exosomes play important roles in the development and metastasis of tumors. However, whether circadian clock genes can affect the progression of tumors by regulating exosomes remains uncle ...
autocrine signaling; bile ducts; biomarkers; carcinogenesis; chemokines; early diagnosis; epithelium; exosomes; humans; immunity; metastasis; neoplasm progression; prognosis; ubiquitination
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... BACKGROUND: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a class of malignant tumors originating from bile duct epithelial cells. Due to difficult early diagnosis and limited treatment, the prognosis of CCA is extremely poor. BMI1 is dysregulated in many human malignancies. However, the prognostic significance and oncogenic role of BMI1 in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) are not well elucidated. METHODS: In the present s ...
... The exosomal long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to have cardioprotective effects on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury by hindering ferroptosis, but the role of lncRNA Mir9-3 host gene (Mir9-3hg) in cardiac I/R injury remains unclear.Exosomes were extracted from mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and identified by detecting the exosome specific marker levels, and the res ...
... Isolating particles from complex fluids is a crucial approach in multiple fields including biomedicine. In particular, biological matrices contain a myriad of distinct particles with different sizes and structures. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), for instance, are nanosized particles carrying vital information from donor to recipient cells, and they have garnered significant impact on disease diagno ...
DNA; biomarkers; blood serum; early diagnosis; exosomes; liquids; microRNA; morbidity; mortality; prediction; prognosis; stomach neoplasms; therapeutics; East Asia
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... Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most prevalent malignant types worldwide, especially in East Asia. Due to its frequently advanced stage at diagnosis, the mortality from GC is high and the prognosis is still unsatisfactory. Thus, early detection using effective screening approaches is vital to decrease the morbidity and mortality of GC. Interestingly, biomarkers can be used for diagnosis, predict ...
bone marrow; breast neoplasms; carcinogenesis; exosomes; gene overexpression; genomics; mice; xenotransplantation
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... This study intends to conquer the mystery of microRNA-16-5p/erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular A1/nuclear factor-κB signaling (miR-16-5p/EPHA1/NF-κB signaling) in breast cancer. Expression of miR-16-5p, EPHA1 and NF-κB signaling-related proteins were detected. Gene overexpression or silencing was used to examine the biological roles of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs)-derived exo-mi ...
... Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed to have potential for tissue engineering and cell therapy due to their multilineage differentiation potential and ability to secrete numerous paracrine factors, including extracellular vesicles (EVs). Increasing evidence has demonstrated that MSC‐derived EVs (MSC‐EVs) are able to induce the repair of tissue damage and regulate the immune system. How ...
... In recent years, extracellular vesicles (EVs), specifically exosomes, have emerged as a promising strategy for treating a wide spectrum of pathologies, such as cancer and COVID-19, as well as promoting tissue regeneration in various conditions, including cardiomyopathies and spinal cord injuries. Despite the great potential of EV-based therapies, poor yield and unscalable production of EVs remain ...
... Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy has achieved remarkable results treating patients with hematological malignancies in clinical studies. Although promising, extensive research has also revealed that CAR T therapy is unsatisfactory for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, the production of CAR T cells is time-consuming and it's hard for storage and transportation. In this work ...
... Since the non-coding control region (NCCR) and microRNA (miRNA) could represent two different and independent modalities of regulating JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) replication at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, the interplay between JC viral load based on NCCR architecture and miRNA levels, following JCPyV infection with archetypal and rearranged (rr)-NCCR JCPyV variants, was explo ...
... Some reports have suggested the involvement of microRNA-24-3p (miR-24-3p) in heart diseases. Here, the intention of this work was to unmask whether miR-24-3p from M2 macrophages-derived exosomes (M2-exo) could protect against myocardial injury after sepsis.Mice model of sepsis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). miR-24-3p and tumor necrosis factor superfamily memb ...
... Catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) with advantages of high efficiency, flexible design, and mild reaction condition is considered a promising molecular amplifier. Modified working principle of CHAs has been coupled with multiples signal generation and signal transductions to develop the diversified fluorescent biosensors. Emerging signal amplification techniques were introduced into CHA to meet the ...
... The underlying mechanisms for health effects of traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) are still unclear. Small RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) in exosomes represents as a powerful approach to elucidate biological pathways in response to environmental exposure. We therefore aimed to explore impact of TRAP exposure on exosomal miRNAs. We performed a randomized, crossover study among 35 healthy college stude ...
Western blotting; blood serum; bone formation; electron microscopy; exosomes; microRNA; osteoblasts; osteoclasts; research; secretion
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... To explore the effects of a TCM compound QiangGuYin (QGY) regulating osteoclast derived exosomal miRNAs on the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in osteoclast and osteoblasts. QGY containing serum was prepared to construct osteogenic and osteoclastic differentiation models. Setting up a non-medicated and a medicated serum group with intervention on osteoclast differentiation after extraction of exosomes, the ...
cellulose; chitosan; drug delivery systems; exosomes; hydrogels; injection site; medicine
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... Extracellular vesicles are membrane-packed entities that are involved in various physiological and pathological processes. Recently, the role of exosomes and microvesicles in regenerative medicine has been elucidated. Indeed, therapeutic potential of stem cells may be partly due to exosomes or microvesicles. However, injection of these vesicles may lead to their rapid clearance from the injection ...
... Transposable elements (TEs) are widespread genetic parasites known to be kept under tight transcriptional control. Here, we describe a functional connection between the mouse-orthologous “nuclear exosome targeting” (NEXT) and “human silencing hub” (HUSH) complexes, involved in nuclear RNA decay and the epigenetic silencing of TEs, respectively. Knocking out the NEXT component ZCCHC8 in embryonic s ...
... Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is an aggressive malignant tumor. Growing evidences have revealed that circular RNA (circRNA) is involved in NSCLC progression. This study aims to investigate the role of circular RNA F-box and WD repeat domain containing 8 (circFBXW8) in NSCLC progression and the underlying mechanism. The expression of circFBXW8, microRNA-370-3p (miR-370-3p) and tripartite mo ...
Western blotting; animals; bioluminescence assay; blood serum; breast neoplasms; carcinogenesis; carcinogenicity; cell movement; cell proliferation; cell viability; exosomes; mesothelioma; nanoparticles; neoplasm cells; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; transmission electron microscopy
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... The deregulation of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is involved in cancer development. CircRNA polo-like kinase 1 (circPLK1) was reported to promote breast cancer development. However, the role of circPLK1 in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is unclear. The expression of circPLK1, miR-1294, and high mobility group AT-hook 1 (HMGA1) mRNA was measured by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Cell viabilit ...
... MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can efficiently regulate gene expression at intracellular and extracellular levels. Plant-derived miRNAs are highly enriched in animal haemolymph and regulate mammalian gene expression. However, evidence for food-derived miRNAs in Mollusca species is lacking. In this study, we fed the microalga Nannochloropsis oculata to the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii and detected di ...
... Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-bound nanoparticles secreted by most cells for intracellular communication and transportation of biomolecules. EVs carry proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and receptors that are involved in human physiology and pathology. EV cargo is variable and highly related to the type and state of the cellular origin. Three subtypes of EVs have been identif ...
... Liver fibrosis therapy remains limited due to the inefficiency of drug delivery and inflammation induced by Kupffer cells. In this study, an exosome–liposome hybrid drug delivery system (LIEV) was developed to increase the efficacy of clodronate (CLD)-inhibition of Kupffer cells and to effectively deliver nintedanib (NIN) to liver fibroblasts to ensure enhanced anti-fibrosis therapy. CLD and NIN c ...
... Exosomes play important roles in cellular communication by delivering exosomal proteins and nucleic acid molecules to cells. In particular, exosomal miRNAs can modulate various biological processes in recipient cells by repressing target gene expression. In this study, to identify the composition of exosomal miRNAs and their regulatory mechanisms against bacterial and viral infections, profiles of ...
Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni; Sushil Lathwal; Julia Cuthbert; Kriti Kapil; Grzegorz Szczepaniak; Jaepil Jeong; Subha R. Das; Phil G. Campbell; Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
DNA; blood; bone formation; bone morphogenetic proteins; crosslinking; drugs; exosomes; hydrogels; intravenous injection; lipids; polymerization
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... Exosomes are 30–200 nm sized extracellular vesicles that are increasingly recognized as potential drug delivery vehicles. However, exogenous exosomes are rapidly cleared from the blood upon intravenous delivery, which limits their therapeutic potential. Here, we report bioactive exosome-tethered poly(ethylene oxide)-based hydrogels for the localized delivery of therapeutic exosomes. Using choleste ...
analytical chemistry; breast neoplasms; breasts; epithelium; exosomes; mass spectrometry; peptides; proteomics
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... It has been a challenge to analyze minute amounts of proteomic samples in a facile and robust manner. Herein, we developed a quantitative proteomics workflow by integrating suspension trapping (S-Trap)–based sample preparation and label-free data-independent acquisition (DIA) mass spectrometry and then applied it for the analysis of microgram and even nanogram amounts of exosome samples. S-Trap–ba ...
Plasmodium vivax; antimalarials; bone marrow; exosomes; geographical distribution; humans; immune response; liver; malaria; parasitology; people; risk; spleen; Asia
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... Human malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax infection (vivax malaria) is a major global health issue. It is the most geographically widespread form of the disease, accounting for 7 million annual clinical cases, the majority of cases in America and Asia and an estimation of over 2.5 billion people living under risk of infection. The general perception towards vivax malaria has shifted recently, follo ...
DNA; biosensors; electrostatic interactions; energy transfer; exosomes; fluorescence; microRNA
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... In situ nondestructive bioanalysis of targets in nanoscale confined space, e.g. exosomes, poses a high challenge to analytical technologies, especially to molecular fluorescent probes, because it is required to enter the confined space to recognize the target, and maintain independent and stable signal output. The unexpected fluorescence quenching and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) ...
... Extracellular vesicles (EVs), which contain various functional classes of vesicles, namely exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies, represent the major nano-shuttle to transfer bioactive molecules from donor to recipient cells to facilitate cell-to-cell communication in the follicular, oviduct, and uterine microenvironments. In addition to transferring various molecular cargos in the form of ...
... Exosomes are extracellular vesicles with a diameter ranging from 30 to 150 nm, which are an important medium for intercellular communication and are closely related to the progression of certain diseases. Therefore, exosomes are considered promising biomarkers for the diagnosis of specific diseases, and thereby, treatments based on exosomes are being widely examined. For exosome-related research, ...
... Accurate and reliable detection of exosomal miRNA can serve as a promising method for early diagnosis of disease and evaluation of therapeutic effects. However, current exosomal miRNA detection methods commonly involve exosome enrichment, containing RNA extraction, and qRT-PCR based quantification, which are expensive and time-consuming. Herein, we develop a DNA zipper-mediated membrane fusion app ...
... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The standard methods for diagnosing CRC, endoscopy and tissue biopsy, are invasive and time-consuming. Herein, we propose a novel method for the accurate and non-invasive diagnosis of CRC based on the analysis of exosomes that are circulating in biological fluids using a DNA bar ...
... Small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy has been considered as a promising strategy for treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), which is an aggressive brain disease with poor prognosis. However, siRNA therapy for GBM is seriously hindered by a multitude of barriers including possible immunogenicity, poor cellular uptake, short blood circulation, poor blood stability and low blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetr ...
... BACKGROUND: Exosomes are involved in intercellular communication, affecting many physiological and pathological process. The present study evaluated the effects of serum exosomes on the function of bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) and milk synthesis under heat stress. METHODS AND RESULTS: We cultured the BMECs in fetal bovine serum (FBS) or exosome-free FBS medium and examined, their viabil ...
... Exosomes are extracellular vesicles with relatively specific expression of CD63 transmembrane protein. In this study, We designed and constructed a multisite-targeting polymer which has both fluorescence and targeting recognition. It can bond to the hydrophilic group of CD63 by connecting with hydrogen. The chemical structure and the ability to combine with CD63 of fluorescent monomer and polymer ...
antibody specificity; biosensors; calcium; exosomes; magnetic separation; melanoma; monoclonal antibodies
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... An exosome species containing CD63 as a marker of melanoma was isolated from bulk exosome population and used as a sample for detecting malignant melanoma. A calcium binding protein (CBP) was produced and then used to raise monoclonal antibody. The antibody was sensitive to a conformational change of CBP caused by Ca²⁺ binding. Immuno-magnetic beads were prepared by immobilizing the conformation-s ...
... Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common neurologic disorder, is characterized by progressive cognitive impairment. However, the low clinical significance of the currently used core AD biomarkers amyloid-beta and tau proteins remains a challenge. Recently, exosomes, found in human biological fluids, are gaining increasing attention because of their clinical significance in diagnosing of various d ...
... The complexity of the proteome often limits the number of identified proteins in the nanoflow LC-MS (nanoLC-MS) analysis of samples. Therefore, peptide fractionation is essential for reducing the sample complexity and improving the proteome coverage. In this study, to achieve high-pH reversed-phase (RP)-well plate fractionation for high-throughput proteomics analysis, C18 particles were coated on ...
... Exosomes are small membrane vesicles of endocytic origin and widely involved in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions. Exosome-like vesicles (ELVs) have been identified to mediate the parasite-host interactions and communication. Thus, increased knowledge of C. sinensis ELVs could provide insights into parasite-host interactions. In this experiment, ELVs was purified by ultracentr ...
cell communication; eukaryotic cells; exosomes; gene expression regulation; humans; macrophages; mass spectrometry; microRNA; research
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... Extracellular vesicles such as exosomes in eukaryotes have drawn scrutiny due to their various roles in intercellular communication. Small RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), are more abundant among the cargo of exosomes than other RNA types. MiRNAs loaded in secreted exosomes (or extracellular microRNAs) can be transported to recipient cells and may play a regulatory role although the miRNA loadi ...