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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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Pfattheicher, S, Keller, J & Knezevic, G 2019, 'Destroying things for pleasure: On the relation of sadism and vandalism', Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 140, no. April, pp. 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.049
Nielsen, JC & Stilling Olesen, J 2019, De synlige talenter. in JC Nielsen & JS Olesen (eds), Talentudvikling og elitesport i skolen. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, Aarhus, Asterisk (bogserie), no. 18, pp. 191-214.
Christoffersen, EE 2019, 'Det Åbne Hjerte av Signa', Norsk Shakespeare og Teater-Tidsskrift, vol. 2019, no. 4, pp. 100-105.
Højlund, S & Selmer, B 2019, 'Det brankede: Tanker om grillpølsen', Jordens Folk, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 69-75.
Sivitskis, AJ, Lehner, JW, Harrower, MJ, Dumitru, IA, Paulsen, PE, Nathan, S, Viete, DR, Al-Jabri, S, Helwing, B, Wiig, F, Moraetis, D & Pracejus, B 2019, 'Detecting and Mapping Slag Heaps at Ancient Copper Production Sites in Oman', Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 3014, 3014. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11243014
Spindola, LM, Santoro, ML, Pan, PM, Ota, VK, Xavier, G, Carvalho, CM, Talarico, F, Sleiman, P, March, M, Pellegrino, R, Brietzke, E, Grassi-Oliveira, R, Mari, JJ, Gadelha, A, Miguel, EC, Rohde, LA, Bressan, RA, Mazzotti, DR, Sato, JR, Salum, GA, Hakonarson, H & Belangero, SI 2019, 'Detecting multiple differentially methylated CpG sites and regions related to dimensional psychopathology in youths', Clinical Epigenetics, vol. 11, no. 1, 146. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-019-0740-z
Luque, R, Nowak, G, Pallé, E, Dai, F, Kaminski, A, Nagel, E, Hidalgo, D, Bauer, F, Lafarga, M, Livingston, J, Barragán, O, Hirano, T, Fridlund, M, Gandolfi, D, Justesen, AB, Hjorth, M, Van Eylen, V, Winn, JN, Esposito, M, Morales, JC, Albrecht, S, Alonso, R, Amado, PJ, Beck, P, Caballero, JA, Cabrera, J, Cochran, WD, Csizmadia, S, Deeg, H, Eigmüller, P, Endl, M, Erikson, A, Fukui, A, Grziwa, S, Guenther, EW, Hatzes, AP, Knudstrup, E, Korth, J, Lam, KWF, Lund, MN, Mathur, S, Montañes-Rodríguez, P, Narita, N, Nespral, D, Niraula, P, Pätzold, M, Persson, CM, Prieto-Arranz, J, Quirrenbach, A, Rauer, H, Redfield, S, Reiners, A, Ribas, I & Smith, AMS 2019, 'Detection and characterization of an ultra-dense sub-Neptunian planet orbiting the Sun-like star K2-292', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 623, A114. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834952
Palle, E, Nowak, G, Luque, R, Hidalgo, D, Barragán, O, Prieto-Arranz, J, Hirano, T, Fridlund, M, Gandolfi, D, Livingston, J, Dai, F, Morales, JC, Lafarga, M, Albrecht, S, Alonso, R, Amado, PJ, Caballero, JA, Cabrera, J, Cochran, WD, Csizmadia, S, Deeg, H, Eigmüller, P, Endl, M, Erikson, A, Fukui, A, Guenther, EW, Grziwa, S, Hatzes, AP, Korth, J, Kürster, M, Kuzuhara, M, Montañes Rodríguez, P, Murgas, F, Narita, N, Nespral, D, Pätzold, M, Persson, CM, Quirrenbach, A, Rauer, H, Redfield, S, Reiners, A, Ribas, I, Smith, AMS, Van Eylen, V, Winn, JN & Zechmeister, M 2019, 'Detection and Doppler monitoring of K2-285 (EPIC 246471491), a system of four transiting planets smaller than Neptune', Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 623, A41. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834001
Frederiksen, T & Larsen, JJ 2019, 'Detection of Capacitive Couplings in Ground-Based TEM Data with a 1D Convolutional Neural Network', Paper presented at 25th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience Conference and Exhibition 2019, NSG 2019, The Hague, Netherlands, 08/09/2019 - 12/09/2019.
Menon, R, Schelde, P, Urrabaz-Garza, R, Radnaa, E, Richardson, L, Ravn, K, Baasch Christensen, I, Hatt, L, Vogel, I, Uldbjerg, N & Singh, R 2019, 'Detection of Circulating Amniochorion (Fetal Membrane) Cells in Maternal Blood Samples', Society for reproductive Investigation, Paris, France, 12/03/2019 - 16/03/2019.
Diniz, WJS, Mazzoni, G, Coutinho, LL, Banerjee, P, Geistlinger, L, Cesar, ASM, Bertolini, F, Afonso, J, de Oliveira, PSN, Tizioto, PC, Kadarmideen, H & Regitano, LCA 2019, 'Detection of co-expressed pathway modules associated with mineral concentration and meat quality in Nelore cattle', Frontiers in Genetics, vol. 10, 210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00210
Vesterholm, KK, Brincker, R & Brandt, A 2019, Detection of nonlinear behavior using the Random Decrement Technique. in 8th IOMAC - International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, Proceedings. International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC), pp. 421-423, 8th International Operational Modal Analysis Conference , Copenhagen, Denmark, 13/05/2019. <https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/publications/detection-of-nonlinear-behavior-using-the-random-decrement-techni-2>
Okkels, H, Lagerstedt-Robinsson, K, Wikman, FP, Hansen, TVO, Lolas, I, Lindberg, LJ & Krarup, HB 2019, 'Detection of PMS2 Mutations by Screening Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer Families from Denmark and Sweden', Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 688-695. https://doi.org/10.1089/gtmb.2018.0316
Mortensen, SU 2019, Det er ikke kun delinger, der gør ondt. in M Mølgaard (ed.), DELT: en bog til unge om digitale sexkrænkelser. Straarup & Co, Aarhus, pp. 144-147.
Nerpin, E, Olivieri, M, Gislason, T, Olin, AC, Nielsen, R, Johannessen, A, Ferreira, DS, Marcon, A, Cazzoletti, L, Accordini, S, Pin, I, Corsico, A, Demoly, P, Weyler, J, Nowak, D, Jõgi, R, Forsberg, B, Zock, JP, Sigsgaard, T, Heinric, J, Bono, R, Leynaert, B, Jarvis, D, Janson, C, Malinovschi, A & on behalf of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) study group 2019, 'Determinants of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in healthy men and women from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey III', Clinical and Experimental Allergy, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 969-979. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13394
Semnani-Azad, Z, Johnston, LW, Lee, C, Retnakaran, R, Connelly, PW, Harris, SB, Zinman, B & Hanley, AJ 2019, 'Determinants of longitudinal change in insulin clearance: The Prospective Metabolism and Islet Cell Evaluation cohort', BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, vol. 7, no. 1, e000825. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000825
Pontone, G, Weir-McCall, JR, Baggiano, A, Del Torto, A, Fusini, L, Guglielmo, M, Muscogiuri, G, Guaricci, AI, Andreini, D, Patel, M, Nieman, K, Akasaka, T, Rogers, C, Nørgaard, BL, Bax, J, Raff, GL, Chinnaiyan, K, Berman, D, Fairbairn, T, Koweek, LH & Leipsic, J 2019, 'Determinants of Rejection Rate for Coronary CT Angiography Fractional Flow Reserve Analysis', Radiology, vol. 292, no. 3, pp. 597-605. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019182673
Schilbach, K, Gar, C, Lechner, A, Nicolay, SS, Schwerdt, L, Haenelt, M, Dal, J, Jorgensen, JOL, Störmann, S, Schopohl, J & Bidlingmaier, M 2019, 'Determinants Of The Growth Hormone Nadir During Oral Glucose Tolerance Test In Adults', European Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 181, no. 1, pp. 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-19-0139
Tsochatzis, E, Dehouck, P, Alberto Lopes, J, Emteborg, H, Robouch, P & Hoekstra, E 2019, Determination of PBT cyclic oligomers in and migrated from food contact materials- FCM-19/01 Proficiency Testing Report. JRC118572 edn, Publications office of the European Union.