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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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Mohr Drewes, A 2019, Autonomic Visceral Neuropathy and Gastrointestinal Disorders. in The Diabetes Textbook. Springer International Publishing.
Wadsholt, TK 2019, 'Autonomy, authority and engagement with difference in communication and negotiation of knowledge in the internationalized university', Nordic Association of English Studies (NAES) - Aarhus, Denmark, 08/05/2019 - 10/05/2019.
Di Rienzo, M, Antonioli, M, Fusco, C, Liu, Y, Mari, M, Orhon, I, Refolo, G, Germani, F, Corazzari, M, Romagnoli, A, Ciccosanti, F, Mandriani, B, Pellico, MT, De La Torre, R, Ding, H, Dentice, M, Neri, M, Ferlini, A, Reggiori, F, Kulesz-Martin, M, Piacentini, M, Merla, G & Fimia, GM 2019, 'Autophagy induction in atrophic muscle cells requires ULK1 activation by TRIM32 through unanchored K63-linked polyubiquitin chains', Science Advances, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. eaau8857. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau8857
Deretic, V, Prossnitz, E, Burge, M, Campen, MJ, Cannon, J, Liu, KJ, Liu, M, Hall, P, Sklar, LA, Allers, L, Mariscal, L, Garcia, SA, Weaver, J, Baehrecke, EH, Behrends, C, Cecconi, F, Codogno, P, Chen, G-C, Elazar, Z, Eskelinen, E-L, Fourie, B, Gozuacik, D, Hong, W, Jo, E-K, Johansen, T, Juhász, G, Kimchi, A, Ktistakis, N, Kroemer, G, Mizushima, N, Münz, C, Reggiori, F, Rubinsztein, D, Ryan, K, Schroder, K, Shen, H-M, Simonsen, A, Tooze, SA, Vaccaro, M, Yoshimori, T, Yu, L, Zhang, H & Klionsky, DJ 2019, 'Autophagy, Inflammation, and Metabolism (AIM) Center in its second year', Autophagy, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 1829-1833. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2019.1634444
Janse van Rensburg, HC, Van den Ende, W & Signorelli, S 2019, 'Autophagy in plants: Both a puppet and a puppet master of sugars', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00014
Larsen, BS, Winther, S, Nissen, L, Diederichsen, A, Bottcher, M, Struijk, J, Christensen, MG & Emil Schmidt, S 2019, Autoregressive Whitening Filtering of Phonocardiography Signals for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease. in Computing in Cardiology. IEEE, 2019 Computing in Cardiology, CinC 2019, Singapore, Singapore, 08/09/2019. https://doi.org/10.23919/CinC49843.2019.9005907
Generation Scotland & Major Depressive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium 2019, 'A validation of the diathesis-stress model for depression in Generation Scotland', Translational Psychiatry, vol. 9, no. 1, 25. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-018-0356-7
Sonne, C, Alstrup, AKO, Dietz, R, Ok, YS, Ciesielski, TM & Jenssen, BM 2019, 'Aviation, melting sea-ice and polar bears', Environment International, vol. 133, no. Part B, 105279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.105279
Kargo, M 2019, Avl. in T Kristensen, JO Lehmann & L Mogensen (eds), Fremtidens helhedsorienterede og balancerede kvægproduktion - visioner og udfordringer for malkekvægsbedriften frem mod år 2040. vol. 146, Tjele, DCA rapport, pp. 52-64.
Balling, O, Bradbury, M, Bruce, J, Cammarere, M, Choi, KK, Dasch, J, Foster, C, Funk, M, Gaul, N, Hodges, H, Jain, A, Jayakumar, P, McCullough, M, Niemann, J, Ramyar, E, Scalia, J, Wasfy, T & Wojtysiak, B 2019, AVT-248 Next-Generation NATO Reference Mobility Model (NG-NRMM) Development. NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO) .
Deco, G, Cruzat, J, Cabral, J, Tagliazucchi, E, Laufs, H, Logothetis, NK & Kringelbach, ML 2019, 'Awakening: Predicting external stimulation to force transitions between different brain states', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), vol. 116, no. 36, pp. 18088-18097. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1905534116
Muddassir, M, Noor, MA, Ahmed, A, Aldosari, F, Waqas, MA, Zia, MA, Mubushar, M, Zuhaibe, AUH & Jalip, MW 2019, 'Awareness and adoption level of fish farmers regarding recommended fish farming practices in Hafizabad, Pakistan', Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssas.2016.12.004
Pezzulla, M & M. Reis, P 2019, 'A Weak Form Implementation of Nonlinear Axisymmetric Shell Equations With Examples', Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 86, no. 12, JAM-19-1437. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044816
Waltorp, K & Jensen, S 2019, Awkward entanglements: Kinship, morality and survival in Cape Town's prison-township circuit. in S Turner & S Jensen (eds), Reflections on Life in Ghettos, Camps and Prisons: Stuckness and Confinement. Routledge, London, pp. 41-55.
Gulbrandsen, ML, Jensen, N & Hansen, TM 2019, A Workflow Allowing Multiple-Point Statistics Realizations to Reveal Where We Lack Information. in 25th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. vol. 2019, pp. 1-5, 25th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, The Hague, Netherlands, 08/09/2019.
Thastum, M, Lomholt, JJ & Johnsen, DB 2019, Back2School og andre målrettede interventioner. in Skolens fraværende børn: årsager og indsatser. Dafolo, Frederikshavn, Undervisning og læring, pp. 27-46.
Grøn, S, Jensen, RK, Jensen, TS & Kongsted, A 2019, 'Back beliefs in patients with low back pain: A primary care cohort study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 20, no. 1, 578. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2925-1
Räike, A, Oblomkova, N, Svendsen, LM, Kaspersson, R, Haapaniemi, J, Eklund, K, Brynska, W, Hytteborn, J, Tornbjerg, H, Kotilainen, P, Ennet, P, Kokorite, I, Sonesten, L, Plunge, S, Koch, D, Andresmaa, E, Frank-Kamenetsky, D, Pecio, A, Sokolov, A & Ejhe, H 2019, Background information on the Baltic Sea catchment area for the Sixth Baltic Sea pollution load compilation (PLC-6). Helsinki Commission - HELCOM. <https://helcom.fi/media/publications/PLC-6-background-report.pdf>
Christensen, LFB, Schafer, N, Wolf-Perez, A, Madsen, DJ & Otzen, DE 2019, Bacterial Amyloids: Biogenesis and Biomaterials. in S Perrett, AK Buell & TPJ Knowles (eds), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Springer, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol. 1174, pp. 113-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9791-2_4
Nicholes, MJ, Williamson, CJ, Tranter, M, Holland, A, Poniecka, E, Yallop, ML, The Black & Bloom Group & Anesio, A 2019, 'Bacterial dynamics in supraglacial habitats of the Greenland ice sheet', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 10, no. J, 1366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01366
Nicholes, M, Williamson, C, Tranter, M, Holland, A, Poniecka, E, Yallop, M & Anesio, A 2019, 'Bacterial dynamics in supra glacial habitats of the Greenland Ice Sheet', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01366
Justesen, U, Westh, H, Bartels, M, Pinholt, M, Wang, M & Frimodt-Møller, N 2019, Bad bugs - no drugs. in N Nørskov-Lauritsen & HJ Kolmos (eds), Dansk Selskab for Klinisk Mikrobiologi 1969-2019. Syddansk Universitetsforlag, Odense, pp. 76-84. <https://dskm.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Jubilæumsbog.pdf>
Høiris, O 2019, Båden. in O Høiris & PKA Jensen (eds), Evolutionens menneske – menneskets evolution. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, Aarhus, pp. 355-364.
Rømer, TA 2019, 'Bæredygtighedens indre konflikt', KVAN, vol. 39, no. 115, pp. 93-107.
Benjaminsen, L, Bom, LH, Fynbo, L, Grøntfeldt, ST, Espersen, HH & Ramsbøl, AT 2019, Bag om fællesskabsmålingen: En kvalitativ undersøgelse af social eksklusion og social deltagelse. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.
Larsen, EG, Klemmensen, R & Klitgaard, MB 2019, 'Bailout or Bust? Government Evaluations in the Wake of a Bailout', European Political Science Review, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 231-246. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773919000092
Skydsgaard, MA, Bakterier - et mikroskopisk liv, 2019, Pictures, Video and sound recordings (digital), Aarhus Universitetsforlag.