Blood-based transcriptomic biomarkers are predictive of neurodegeneration rather than Alzheimer’s disease DOI Creative Commons
Artur Shvetcov,

Shannon Thomson,

Jessica Spathos

и другие.

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 17, 2023

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a growing global health crisis, affecting millions and incurring substantial economic costs. However, clinical diagnosis remains challenging, with misdiagnoses underdiagnoses prevalent. There an increased focus on putative, blood-based biomarkers that may be useful for the diagnosis, as well early detection, of AD. In present study, we used unbiased combination machine learning functional network analyses to identify blood gene biomarker candidates in Using supervised learning, also determine whether these were indeed unique AD or they indicative other neurodegenerative diseases Parkinson’s (PD) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our showed genes involved spliceosome assembly, RNA binding, transcription, protein synthesis, mitoribosomes, NADH dehydrogenase best performing identifying patients relative cognitively healthy controls. This transcriptomic signature, however, was not subsequent this signature could predict PD ALS controls without disease. Combined, our results suggest mRNA from whole can screen neurodegeneration but less effective at diagnosing specific

Язык: Английский

Involvement of Astrocytes in the Formation, Maintenance, and Function of the Blood–Brain Barrier DOI Creative Commons
Gabriella Schiera, Carlo Maria Di Liegro,

Giuseppe Schirò

и другие.

Cells, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(2), С. 150 - 150

Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a fundamental structure that protects the composition of brain by determining which ions, metabolites, and nutrients are allowed to enter from blood or leave it towards circulation. BBB structurally composed layer capillary endothelial cells (BCECs) bound each other through tight junctions (TJs). However, its development as well maintenance properties controlled contact BCECs: pericytes, glial cells, even neurons themselves. Astrocytes seem, in particular, have very important role controlling most BBB. Here, we will focus on these latter since comprehension their roles physiology has been continuously expanding, including ability participate neurotransmission complex functions such learning memory. Accordingly, pathological conditions alter astrocytic can BBB's integrity, thus compromising many activities. In this review, also refer different kinds vitro models used study properties, evidencing modifications under conditions.

Язык: Английский

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Exosome derived from tumor-associated macrophages: biogenesis, functions, and therapeutic implications in human cancers DOI Creative Commons

Manli Zhou,

Xiaoyun He, Cheng Mei

и другие.

Biomarker Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 19, 2023

Abstract Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), one of the most abundant immune cell types in tumor microenvironment (TME), account for approximately 50% local hematopoietic cells. TAMs play an important role tumorigenesis and development through crosstalk between various cells cytokines TME. Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles with a diameter 50–150 nm, that can transfer biological information (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, lipids) from secretory to recipient circulatory system, thereby influencing progression human diseases, including cancer. Recent studies have suggested TAMs-derived exosomes crucial roles malignant proliferation, invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis, responses, drug resistance, metabolic reprogramming. potential be targeted therapy. In addition, abnormal expression non-coding RNAs proteins is closely related clinicopathological features patients cancer, these expected become new liquid biopsy markers early diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring tumors. this review, we explored provide diagnostic biomarkers therapeutic targets cancer prevention.

Язык: Английский

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The Effect of Ionising Radiation on the Properties of Tumour-Derived Exosomes and Their Ability to Modify the Biology of Non-Irradiated Breast Cancer Cells—An In Vitro Study DOI Open Access
Michał Lach, Joanna Wróblewska, Marcin Michalak

и другие.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 26(1), С. 376 - 376

Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2025

The vast majority of breast cancer patients require radiotherapy but some them will develop local recurrences and potentially metastases in the future. Recent data show that exosomal cargo is essential these processes. Thus, we investigated influence ionising radiation on exosome properties their ability to modify sensitivity biology non-irradiated cells. Exosomes were isolated from cell lines (MDA-MB-231, MCF7, SKBR3) irradiated with 2 Gy (Exo Gy) or no irradiation 0 Gy). Despite differences molecular profiles, they did not affect viability, proliferation, cycle phase distribution, radioresistance; however, both populations showed migration invasion potential, as confirmed by downregulation β-catenin, which responsible for maintaining epithelial phenotype. Interestingly, exosomes BCa cells more actively deposited endothelial (EA.hy926). Furthermore, tend lower expression CD31, intact vascularity. This preliminary study demonstrates vital role altered profile due pathobiology cancer.

Язык: Английский

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Extracellular Vesicles: A Crucial Player in the Intestinal Microenvironment and Beyond DOI Open Access
Shumeng Wang, Junyi Luo, Hailong Wang

и другие.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 25(6), С. 3478 - 3478

Опубликована: Март 20, 2024

The intestinal ecological environment plays a crucial role in nutrient absorption and overall well-being. In recent years, research has focused on the effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) both physiological pathological conditions intestine. intestine does not only consume EVs from exogenous foods, but also those other endogenous tissues cells, even gut microbiota. alteration microbiota subsequently gives rise to changes organs systems, including central nervous system (CNS), namely microbiome-gut-brain axis, which exhibits significant involvement EVs. This review first an overview generation isolation techniques EVs, then mainly focuses elucidating functions derived various origins microenvironment, as well impacts altered microenvironment systems. Lastly, we discuss microbial cellular axis. enhances understanding specific roles system, thereby promoting more effective treatment strategies for certain associated diseases.

Язык: Английский

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Comparison of Methods for Isolation and Characterization of Total and Astrocyte‐Enriched Extracellular Vesicles From Human Serum and Plasma DOI Creative Commons
Leandra K. Figueroa‐Hall, Kaiping Burrows,

Ahlam M. Alarbi

и другие.

Journal of Extracellular Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(2)

Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EV) which play critical roles in intercellular communication, have garnered interest as biomarkers with researchers studying brain‐related disease processes due to their ability be isolated from various biofluids. Astrocytes, a type of glial cell, role neuronal regulation and function. As such, EV enriched astrocytes can used interrogate cargo identify mechanisms by communicate other cells the central nervous system or shed light on pathophysiological conditions. This manuscript compared five isolation methods (differential ultracentrifugation [dUC], precipitation, precipitation + purification, silicon carbon resin size exclusion chromatography [SEC]) using small volumes human plasma serum focus immunocapture astrocyte‐enriched (AEEV), excitatory amino acid transporter 1, GLAST. Methods were evaluated yield, purity, recovery downstream application include immunoassays for tetraspanin, immune astrocyte markers. Results revealed that whilst precipitation‐based such ExoQuick yielded higher concentrations, (SmartSEC, qEV) provided greater emphasizing trade‐off between yield purity. study provides comprehensive resource selecting tailored biobanked clinical samples, goal advancing biomarker discovery Neuroscience.

Язык: Английский

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Indigenous epistemologies, Two-Eyed Seeing, and the philosophy, practice, and applications of brain sciences DOI

T. Ryan Gregory,

Rudi Louis Taylor-Bragge, Andre D. McLachlan

и другие.

Developments in neuroethics and bioethics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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0

Transpersonal aspects of venous disease, an opportunity to improve its management DOI

Fernando VEGA-RASGADO,

Lourdes A. VEGA-RASGADO

Acta Phlebologica, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 26(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Unraveling the Multifaceted Roles of Extracellular Vesicles: Insights into Biology, Pharmacology, and Pharmaceutical Applications for Drug Delivery DOI Open Access
Ali Al-Jipouri, Àuria Eritja, Milica Božić

и другие.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(1), С. 485 - 485

Опубликована: Дек. 29, 2023

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles released from various cell types that have emerged as powerful new therapeutic option for a variety of diseases. EVs involved in the transmission biological signals between cells and regulation processes, highlighting them potential novel targets/platforms therapeutics intervention and/or delivery. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate aspects EVs' biogenesis, biodistribution, metabolism, excretion well safety/compatibility both unmodified engineered upon administration different pharmaceutical dosage forms delivery systems. In this review, we summarize current knowledge essential physiological pathological roles organs organ We provide an overview regarding application targets, therapeutics, drug platforms. also explore approaches implemented over years improve specific EV products routes.

Язык: Английский

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Blood-Based Transcriptomic Biomarkers Are Predictive of Neurodegeneration Rather Than Alzheimer’s Disease DOI Open Access
Artur Shvetcov,

Shannon Thomson,

Jessica Spathos

и другие.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(19), С. 15011 - 15011

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a growing global health crisis affecting millions and incurring substantial economic costs. However, clinical diagnosis remains challenging, with misdiagnoses underdiagnoses being prevalent. There an increased focus on putative, blood-based biomarkers that may be useful for the as well early detection of AD. In present study, we used unbiased combination machine learning functional network analyses to identify blood gene biomarker candidates in Using supervised learning, also determined whether these were indeed unique AD or they indicative other neurodegenerative diseases, such Parkinson’s (PD) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our showed genes involved spliceosome assembly, RNA binding, transcription, protein synthesis, mitoribosomes, NADH dehydrogenase best-performing identifying patients relative cognitively healthy controls. This transcriptomic signature, however, was not AD, subsequent this signature could predict PD ALS controls without disease. Combined, our results suggest mRNA from whole can screen neurodegeneration but less effective diagnosing specific

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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Microbiome analysis of circulating bacterial extracellular vesicles in obsessive‐compulsive disorder DOI
Jee In Kang, Jun Ho Seo, Chun Il Park

и другие.

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 77(12), С. 646 - 652

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2023

The present study examined the microbiome abundance and composition of drug-naive or drug-free patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) compared healthy controls. In addition, in OCD group, was between early-onset late-onset OCD.Serum samples were collected from 89 107 age- sex-matched Bacterial DNA isolated bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles serum then amplified quantified using primers specific to V3-V4 hypervariable region 16S ribosomal RNA gene. gene amplicon sequencing performed.The pooled estimate showed that α-diversity significantly reduced controls (PShannon = 0.00015). a statistically significant difference observed β-diversity at order (P 0.012), family 0.003), genus < 0.001), species 0.005) levels. composition, Pseudomonas, Caulobacteraceae (f), Streptococcus, Novosphingobium, Enhydrobacter level less prevalent than among OCD, microbial versus types different respect genera Corynebacterium Pelomonas.The an aberrant suggesting role microbiota-brain interaction pathophysiology OCD. Further longitudinal studies larger sample sizes adjusting for various confounders are warranted.

Язык: Английский

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