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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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Chatterjee, K, Goharshady, AK, Goyal, P, Ibsen-Jensen, R & Pavlogiannis, A 2019, 'Faster algorithms for dynamic algebraicqueries in basic RSMs with constant treewidth', ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, vol. 41, no. 4, 23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3363525
Gordon, AV, Rohrbeck, R & Schwarz, JO 2019, 'Faster Horses Won’t Work: Bridging Strategic Foresight and Design-Based Innovation', Paper presented at ISPIM Connnects Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 08/04/2019 - 10/04/2019.
Lauridsen, C 2019, 'Fat digestibility in pigs', Nutrition in transition 2019, Nijkerk, Netherlands, 26/11/2019 - 27/11/2019.
Xu, J-X, Li, X-M, Sun, G-X, Cui, L, Ding, L-J, He, C, Li, L-G, Shi, Q, Smets, BF & Zhu, Y-G 2019, 'Fate of Labile Organic Carbon in Paddy Soil Is Regulated by Microbial Ferric Iron Reduction', Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 53, no. 15, pp. 8633-8542. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b01323
Arnstad, ED, Glerup, M, Rypdal, V, Peltoniemi, S, Ekelund, M, Berntson, L, Fasth, A, Nielsen, S, Zak, M, Aalto, K, Nordal, E, Herlin, T, Romundstad, PR & Rygg, M 2019, 'Fatigue in juvenile idiopatic arthritis after 18 years of follow-up.', Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, vol. 78, no. suppl 2, pp. 176. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-eular.4006
Thorup, M, Fat penge, 2019, Pictures, Video and sound recordings (digital), Alphafilm & Kommunikation. <http://alphafilm.dk/fat-penge/>
Sousa, AM, Andrade, TA, Errico, M, Coelho, JP, Filipe, RM & Matos, HA 2019, 'Fatty Acid Content in Biomasses: State-of-the-Art and Novel Physical Property Estimation Methods', International Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 2019, 2430234. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2430234
Jensen, BS 2019, 'Fatty acid-stimulated uncoupling mitochondrial metabolism increases during arousal from hibernation in the 13-lined ground squirrel', International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ICCPB), Ottawa, Canada, 05/08/2019 - 08/08/2019.
Georgieva, M, Wei, Y, Dumitrascuta, M, Pertwee, R, Finnerup, NB & Huang, W 2019, 'Fatty acid suppression of glial activation prevents central neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury', Pain, vol. 160, no. 12, pp. 2724-2742. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001670
Knorr, S, Bytoft, B, Lohse, Z, Boisen, AB, Clausen, TD, Jensen, RB, Damm, P, Beck-Nielsen, H, Holst, JJ, Hartmann, B, Møller, HJ, Højlund, K, Gravholt, CH & Jensen, DM 2019, 'Fatty Liver Among Adolescent Offspring of Women With Type 1 Diabetes (the EPICOM Study)', Diabetes Care, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1560-1568. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-0571
Dalgaard, T 2019, Favrskov Kommune: natur og landskab : udnyttelsen af landskabet i dag. in NE Koch (ed.), Trap Danmark: Silkeborg, Favrskov, Skanderborg. 6 edn, vol. 11, Gad, København, pp. 146-148.
Niepel, K, Kamp, F, Kurz, C, Hansen, D, Rit, S, Neppl, S, Hofmaier, J, Bondesson, D, Thieke, C, Dinkel, J, Belka, C, Parodi, K & Landry, G 2019, 'Feasibility of 4DCBCT-based proton dose calculation: An ex vivo porcine lung phantom study', Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zemedi.2018.10.005
Gaballa, K, Denewer, A, Khater, A, Gallotta, V, Conte, C, Federico, A, Elfeki, H & Scambia, G 2019, 'Feasibility of early postoperative bladder catheter removal without prior bladder-training exercises after laparoscopic nerve sparing radical hysterectomy', Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 788-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2019.1584883
Janssen, NNY, van Seijen, M, Loo, CE, Vrancken Peeters, MTFD, Hankel, T, Sonke, JJ & Nijkamp, J 2019, 'Feasibility of Micro-Computed Tomography Imaging for Direct Assessment of Surgical Resection Margins During Breast-Conserving Surgery', Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 241, pp. 160-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.03.029
Bangsgaard, P, Yeomans, L, Darabi, H, Gregersen, KM, Olsen, J, Richter, T & Mortensen, P 2019, 'Feasting on Wild Boar in the Early Neolithic. Evidence from an 11,400-year-old Placed Deposit at Tappeh Asiab, Central Zagros', Cambridge Archaeological Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 443-463. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095977431900009X
Ntakaris, A, Mirone, G, Kanniainen, J, Gabbouj, M & Iosifidis, A 2019, 'Feature Engineering for Mid-Price Prediction with Deep Learning', IEEE Access, vol. 7, 8743410, pp. 82390 - 82412. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2924353
Curtasu, MV, Knudsen, KEB, Hedemann, MS, Lærke, HN, Xu, Y, Tafintseva, V, Kohler, A, Marco, M & Bendiks, Z 2019, 'Fecal metabolome and microbiota composition in obese Gottingen Minipigs as influecned by source of carbohydrates', Metabolomics 2019: 15th Anual Conference of the Metabolomics Society, The Hague, Netherlands, 23/06/2019 - 27/06/2019.
Curtasu, MV, Tafintseva, V, Bendiks, Z, Marco, ML, Kohler, A, Xu, Y, Lærke, HN, Knudsen, KEB & Hedemann, MS 2019, Fecal metabolome and microbiota composition in obese Göttingen minipigs as influenced by source of carbohydrates. in Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society. pp. 135-135, Metabolomics 2019: 15th Anual Conference of the Metabolomics Society, The Hague, Netherlands, 23/06/2019.
Sun, D, Huang, Z, Zhuang, Z, Ma, Z, Man, LK, Liao, D & Gregersen, H 2019, 'Fecobionics: A Novel Bionics Device for Studying Defecation', Annals of Biomedical Engineering, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 576-589. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-02149-1
Lauridsen, C 2019, 'Feed additives as alternatives to zinc oxide to reduce post-weaning diarrhoea', Zero Zinc Summit, København, Denmark, 17/06/2019 - 18/06/2019.
Børsting, CF, Hellwing, ALF, Weisbjerg, MR, Østergaard, S, Raun, BL, Røjen, BA & Kristensen, NB 2019, Feeding dairy cows with no or reduced amounts of forage. in P Udén, T Eriksson, R Spörndly, B-O Rustas & J Karlsson (eds), Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Feed Science Conference. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Uppsala, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet. Institutionen foer Husdjurens Utfordring och Vaard. Rapport, vol. 302, pp. 87-91, Nordic Feed Science Conference, Uppsala, Sweden, 11/06/2019. <https://www.slu.se/globalassets/ew/org/inst/huv/nfsc/nfsc2019/nfsc-proceedings-2019-06-05-torsten-eriksson.pdf>
Olijhoek, D, Løvendahl, P, Hellwing, ALF, Weisbjerg, MR & Lund, P 2019, 'Feed sorting of low and high concentrate diets by Holstein and Jersey dairy cows', British Society of Animal Science conference 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 09/04/2019 - 11/04/2019 pp. 199.
Sidenius, A, Mogensen, O, Rudnicki, M, Møller, LMA & Hansen, HP 2019, 'Feeling lucky: hierarchies of suffering and stories of endometrial cancer in a Danish context', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 950-964. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12875
Holm, C 2019, 'Fejl bedre!', Ledelse i Morgen - Tidsskrift for pædagogisk ledelse, vol. 22, pp. 5-7.
Knoop, HH 2019, Fejl og fejl: og når den største fejl er ikke at turde begå fejl. in R Bøgelund (ed.), Fejl: et opgør med nulfejlstyranniet og den usunde præstationskultur. Muusmann forlag, København, pp. 5-8.
Tjørnhøj-Thomsen, T, Whyte, SR & Høybye, MT 2019, Feltarbejde og deltagerobservation. in AMB Jensen & S Vallgårda (eds), Forskningsmetoder i folkesundhedsvidenskab. 5 edn, Munksgaard , København, pp. 95-122.
Willis, SK, Hatch, EE, Wesselink, AK, Rothman, KJ, Mikkelsen, EM & Wise, LA 2019, 'Female sleep patterns, shift work, and fecundability in a North American preconception cohort study', Fertility and Sterility, vol. 111, no. 6, pp. 1201-1210.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.037