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Exosomes

Exosomes are small membrane vesicles of endocytic origin secreted by most cell types in vitro. Cells continuously secrete a large number of microvesicles, exosomes and small molecules into the extracellular space. Exosomes have been shown to contain mRNA and miRNA and they are able to mediate communication between cells, by transport of RNA and proteins which can be functionalized in the recipient cell. The ability to transport bioactive cargoes, gives exosomes innate therapeutic potential as a natural drug carrier. Efficient techniques for loading drugs into exosomes to utilize the natural carrier capabilities of these vesicles remains to be elucidated.

Applications of Exosomes

The presence exosomes in blood, saliva, and urine paves the way for the possible application of exosomes as a diagnostic marker for diseases. Many diseases are difficult to detect by the methods and equipment available today and there is a growing demand for development of new non‐invasive methods to detect diseases in early stages. The use of exosomes as markers of disease is being investigated to cement their potential as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for early detection of many diseases, in particular cancers. This, however, relies on thorough characterisation of exosomes in both healthy and diseased states

An important factor to understanding the roles of exosomes is knowledge of their biodistribution. Currently, the number of publications describing the biodistribution of exosomes is limited. The main reason being the lack of a robust fluorescent label that can be visualised in vivo. Mapping the specific cell type derived exosomes can increase our knowledge on the roles of exosomes in the organism, as well as help to identify natural targeting systems.

Isolation, Characterisation and Fluorescent Labelling

The most common isolation protocol uses a differential centrifugation to fractionate cells, microvesicles, and exosomes, which are pelleted by ultracentrifugation. After vesicles are secreted from cells into the extracellular environment, it difficult to separate the different subpopulations of vesicles to obtain a pure sample. We have developed methods to optimise isolation and thorough characterisation procedures to obtain pure and well-characterised exosomes. Furthermore, we have developed a simple method for labelling of exosomes with a robust fluorescent label that can be visualised in vivo, allowing investigation of the biodistribution of different cell derived exosomes.

Collaborators:

Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Dan Peer, Department of Cell Research & Immunology, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Moein Moghimi, school of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, Durham University, UK

Recent Publications

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Bossen, C, Chen, Y & Pine, KH 2019, 'Information Infrastructures in healthcare and emergent data work occupations: The case of medical scribes and CDIS', Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Infrastructures in Healthcare, Wien, Austria, 30/05/2019 - 31/05/2019. https://doi.org/10.18420/ihc2019_014
Beheshti, N, Racine, JS & Soofi, ES 2019, 'Information measures of kernel estimation', Econometric Reviews, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 47-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/07474938.2016.1222236
Patnaik, B, Batch, A & Elmqvist, N 2019, 'Information olfactation: Harnessing scent to convey data', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 25, no. 1, 8444077, pp. 726-736. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2018.2865237
Konzag, H & Mathiassen, L 2019, 'Information Systems Use in Shift Work', Paper presented at HITS - Pre-ICIS, Munich, Germany, 15/12/2019 - 15/12/2019.
Friedrichsdorf, SP, Chavez, VEA, Bradaschia-Correa, V, Cattaneo, PM & Dominguez, GC 2019, 'Infrared Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Effects on Orthodontic Tooth Movement', Brazilian Dental Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 410-416. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6440201902416
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Kjerkegaard, S 2019, Ingen panik og et mindre forsøg på at læse Inger Christensen. in Særnummer. Inger Christensen. Københavns Universitet, Trappe tusind, no. Særnummer maj, vol. 2019 , pp. 55-60.
Andersen, LW, Holmberg, MJ, Berg, KM, Donnino, MW & Granfeldt, A 2019, 'In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Review', JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 321, no. 12, pp. 1200-1210. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.1696
Basart, S, Benedictow, A, Bennouna, Y, Blechschmidt, A-M, Chabrillat, S, Christophe, Y, Cuevas, E, Eskes, HJ, Hansen, KM, Im, U, Kapsomenakis, J, Langerock, B, Schulz, M, Sudarchikova, N, Wagner, A & Zerefos, C 2019, Initial assessment of the CAMS global reanalysis for reactive gases and aerosols, January-June 2019.
Yanagi, Y, Abdullah Al Masud, HM, Watanabe, T, Sato, Y, Goshima, F, Kimura, H & Murata, T 2019, 'Initial characterization of the Epstein–Barr virus BSRF1 gene product', Viruses, vol. 11, no. 3, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11030285
Kjeldsen, AM & Bækgaard, M 2019, 'Initiating Successful Collaboration? Collaborative Governance Impacts of Being European Capital of Culture', Paper presented at EGPA conference 2019, Belfast, 11/09/2019 - 13/09/2019 pp. 1-17.
Vos, BJPR, Dubois, AEJ, Rauber, MM, Pfützner, W, Miehe, M, Bohle, B, Möbs, C & Oude Elberink, JNG 2019, 'Initiating yellow jacket venom immunotherapy with a 100-μg dose: A challenge?', The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 1332-1334.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2018.09.005
Blomberg, SNF, Rosenkrantz, OCM, Lippert, F & Collatz Christensen, H 2019, 'Injury from electric scooters in Copenhagen: A retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 12, e033988. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033988
Wiese, C, Keil, D, Rasmussen, AS & Olesen, R 2019, 'Injury in yoga asana practice: Assessment of the risks', Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 479-488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.09.151
Duus-Otterström, G & Kelly, EI 2019, 'Injustice and the right to punish', Philosophy Compass, vol. 14, no. 2, 12565. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12565
Skovlund, H 2019, Inklusion af børn med ADHD og ASF diagnoser. in AG Holtoug (ed.), Inklusion og eksklusion: en grundbog. Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, pp. 387-404.
Petersen, KE & Hedegaard Hansen, J 2019, Inklusion og eksklusion: en grundbog. 1. udgave edn, Hans Reitzels Forlag, København.
Hedegaard-Sørensen, L 2019, Inklusion og eksklusion. in T Vikær Andersen (ed.), Social- og specialpædagogik på pædagoguddannelsen. Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, pp. 88-102.
Jørgensen, KA 2019, 'In My Element: Love Lies in Carbon', Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1117. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201804626
Meer, MT, Dillion, R, Nielsen, SM, Walther, R, Meyer, RL, Daamen, WF, Van Den Heuvel, LP, Van Der Vliet, JA, Lomme, RMLM, Hoogeveen, YL, Schultze Kool, LJ, Schaffer, JE & Zelikin, AN 2019, 'Innate glycosidic activity in metallic implants for localized synthesis of antibacterial drugs', Chemical Communications, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 443-446. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc08737g
Nørskov, S, Antorini, YM & Jensen, MB 2019, Innovative brand community members and their willingness to share ideas with companies. in A Brem, J Tidd & T Daim (eds), Managing Innovation: Understanding and Motivating Crowds. vol. 32, World Scientific, Series on Technology Management, vol. 32, pp. 145–169. https://doi.org/10.1142/9781786346490_0006
Sun, H, Zhang, Y, Wu, S, Dong, R & Angelidaki, I 2019, 'Innovative operation of microbial fuel cell-based biosensor for selective monitoring of acetate during anaerobic digestion', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 655, no. March, pp. 1439-1447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.336
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Lind, M, Vanwoerden, S, Penner, F & Sharp, C 2019, 'Inpatient adolescents with borderline personality disorder features: Identity diffusion and narrative incoherence', Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 389-393. https://doi.org/10.1037/per0000338
D'Arenzo, G, Casagrande, D, Reynolds, T & Fossetti, M 2019, 'In-plane elastic flexibility of cross laminated timber floor diaphragms', Construction and Building Materials, vol. 209, pp. 709-724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.060
Kumar, RR, Raevskaia, M, Pogoretskii, V, Jiao, Y & Ki Tsang, HK 2019, 'InP membrane micro-ring resonator for generating heralded single photons', Journal of Optics, vol. 21, no. 11, 115201. https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ab48d0
Bulbulia, J, Wildman, WJ, Schjoedt, U & Sosis, R 2019, 'In praise of descriptive research', Religion, Brain and Behavior, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 219-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2019.1631630
Cole, R 2019, 'In Pursuit of an Æsirist Ideology', Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, vol. 15, pp. 65-101.
Gabbett, TJ, Nielsen, RO, Bertelsen, ML, Bittencourt, NFN, Fonseca, ST, Malone, S, Møller, M, Oetter, E, Verhagen, E & Windt, J 2019, 'In pursuit of the 'Unbreakable' Athlete: What is the role of moderating factors and circular causation?', British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 394-395. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2018-099995
Spasaro, M & Zito, D 2019, Input Integrated Matching in RF LNA with Inductive Degeneration in Low-Power Regime. in 2018 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems, ICECS 2018., 8618001, IEEE, pp. 825-828, 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems, Bordeaux, France, 09/12/2018. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECS.2018.8618001