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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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Thomsen, LH & Willig, I 2019, 'Journalism by emoji’s: SoMe editors in the newsroom', Paper presented at Future of Journalism, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 12/09/2019 - 13/09/2019.
Saugel, B, Flick, M, Bendjelid, K, Critchley, LAH, Vistisen, ST & Scheeren, TWL 2019, 'Journal of clinical monitoring and computing end of year summary 2018: hemodynamic monitoring and management', Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 211-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-019-00297-w
Jakobsen, M, James, O, Moynihan, DP & Nabatchi, T 2019, 'JPART Virtual Issue on Citizen-State Interactions in Public Administration Research', Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. e8-e15. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muw031
Andersen, C 2019, Julian Huxleys biokulturelle menneske og UNESCO. in T kellberg Nielsen, C Andersen, AR Kratschmer & M Clasen (eds), Menneske, kultur evolution, et et biokulturelt perspektiv. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, Aarhus, pp. 259-272.
Terkelsen, O 2019, Jurisdiktion. in Folkeret og menneskerettigheder. Karnov Group, pp. 128-145.
Evald, J 2019, 'Juristen gennem 100 år', Juristen, no. 1, pp. 1-13.
Lippert-Rasmussen, K 2019, 'Just Annexation', Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 290-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12308
Korth, J, Csizmadia, S, Gandolfi, D, Fridlund, M, Pätzold, M, Hirano, T, Livingston, J, Persson, CM, Deeg, HJ, Justesen, AB, Barragán, O, Grziwa, S, Endl, M, Tronsgaard, R, Dai, F, Cochran, WD, Albrecht, S, Alonso, R, Cabrera, J, Cauley, PW, Cusano, F, Eigmüller, P, Erikson, A, Esposito, M, Guenther, EW, Hatzes, AP, Hidalgo, D, Kuzuhara, M, Montañes, P, Napolitano, NR, Narita, N, Niraula, P, Nespral, D, Nowak, G, Palle, E, Petrillo, CE, Redfield, S, Prieto-Arranz, J, Rauer, H, Smith, AMS, Tortora, C, Van Eylen, V & Winn, JN 2019, 'K2-140b and K2-180b - Characterization of a hot Jupiter and a mini-Neptune from the K2 mission', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 482, no. 2, pp. 1807-1823. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty2760
Livingston, JH, Dai, F, Hirano, T, Gandolfi, D, Trani, AA, Nowak, G, Cochran, WD, Endl, M, Albrecht, S, Barragan, O, Cabrera, J, Csizmadia, S, de Leon, JP, Deeg, H, Eigmüller, P, Erikson, A, Fridlund, M, Fukui, A, Grziwa, S, Guenther, EW, Hatzes, AP, Korth, J, Kuzuhara, M, Montañes, P, Narita, N, Nespral, D, Palle, E, Pätzold, M, Persson, CM, Prieto-Arranz, J, Rauer, H, Tamura, M, Van Eylen, V & Winn, JN 2019, 'K2-264: A transiting multiplanet system in the Praesepe open cluster', Royal Astronomical Society. Monthly Notices, vol. 484, no. 1, pp. 8-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/sty3464
Hjorth, M, Justesen, AB, Hirano, T, Albrecht, S, Gandolfi, D, Dai, F, Alonso, R, Barragán, O, Esposito, M, Kuzuhara, M, Lam, KWF, Livingston, JH, Montanes-Rodriguez, P, Narita, N, Nowak, G, Prieto-Arranz, J, Redfield, S, Rodler, F, Van Eylen, V, Winn, JN, Antoniciello, G, Cabrera, J, Cochran, WD, Csizmadia, S, De Leon, J, Deeg, H, Eigmüller, P, Endl, M, Erikson, A, Fridlund, M, Grziwa, S, Guenther, E, Hatzes, AP, Heeren, P, Hidalgo, D, Korth, J, Luque, R, Nespral, D, Palle, E, Pätzold, M, Persson, CM, Rauer, H, Smith, AMS & Trifonov, T 2019, 'K2-290: A warm Jupiter and a mini-Neptune in a triple-star system', Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 484, no. 3, pp. 3522-3536. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stz139
Smith, AMS, Csizmadia, S, Gandolfi, D, Albrecht, S, Alonso, R, Barragan, O, Cabrera, J, Cochran, WD, Dai, F, Deeg, H, Eigmueller, P, Endl, M, Erikson, A, Fridlund, M, Fukui, A, Grziwa, S, Guenther, EW, Hatzes, AP, Hidalgo, D, Hirano, T, Korth, J, Kuzuhara, M, Livingston, J, Narita, N, Nespral, D, Niraula, P, Nowak, G, Palle, E, Paetzold, M, Persson, CM, Prieto-Arranz, J, Rauer, H, Redfield, S, Ribas, I & Van Eylen, V 2019, 'K2-295 b and K2-237 b: Two Transiting Hot Jupiters', Acta Astronomica, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 135-158. https://doi.org/10.32023/0001-5237/69.2.3
Arboe, T 2019, kælder – kællinge·puse: 48 kc, 3 helsideskort, 6 spaltekort. in Jysk Ordbog. Peter Skautrup Centret for Jysk Dialektforskning, S.l. <http://jyskordbog.dk/jyskordbog/ordbog.html>
Andersen, TR 2019, 'Kære Murakami: Haruki Murakami: Mordet på kommandanten', Litteraturmagasinet Standart, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 13-15.
Arboe, T 2019, kæreste – kærnemælks·vælling: 43 kc, 2 helsideskort, 1 spaltekort. in Jysk Ordbog. Peter Skautrup Centret for Jysk Dialektforskning, S.l. <http://jyskordbog.dk/jyskordbog/ordbog.html>
Nissen, U 2019, Kærlighedens ansvar: ansatser til samtalens etik. in A Østerlund Nielsen (ed.), Enhed og samarbejde på tværs af moralsk-etiske forskelle. Dansk Missionsråd, Frederiksberg, Ny Mission, vol. 36, pp. 85-101. <https://issuu.com/danishmissioncouncil/docs/ny_mission_36>
Spotti, C 2019, Kähler-Einstein metrics via moduli continuity method. in G Codogni, R Dervan & F Viviani (eds), Springer INdAM Series. Springer, Springer INdAM Series, vol. 31, pp. 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13158-6_7
Gres, S, Döhler, M, Andersen, P & Mevel, L 2019, 'Kalman filter-based stochastic subspace identification under mixed stochastic and periodic excitation', European Research Network on System Identification- ERNSI 2019, Maastricht, Netherlands, 01/09/2021.
Zickfeld, JH, Schubert, TW, Seibt, B, Blomster, JK, Arriaga, P, Basabe, N, Blaut, A, Caballero, A, Carrera, P, Dalgar, I, Ding, Y, Dumont, K, Gaulhofer, V, Gračanin, A, Gyenis, R, Hu, C-P, Kardum, I, Lazarević, LB, Mathew, L, Mentser, S, Nussinson, R, Onuki, M, Páez, D, Pásztor, A, Peng, K, Petrović, B, Pizarro, JJ, Schönefeld, V, Śmieja, M, Tokaji, A, Vingerhoets, A, Vorster, A, Vuoskoski, J, Zhu, L & Fiske, AP 2019, 'Kama muta: Conceptualizing and measuring the experience often labelled being moved across 19 nations and 15 languages', Emotion (Washington, D.C.), vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 402-424. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000450
Lagermann, LC 2019, Kampen for inklusion: en ensom affære. in J Hedegaard Hansen & KE Petersen (eds), Inklusion og eksklusion : en grundbog. Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, pp. 405-416.
Hansen, HR & Henningsen, I 2019, Kampen om evidens i et kritisk perspektiv. in D Dalum Christoffersen & K Stender Petersen (eds), Er der evidens for evidens?. Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg, pp. 37-47.
Nielsen, KH 2019, 'Kampen om vores gener', Weekendavisen, vol. Sektion 4 (Ideer), pp. 12.
Bregnballe, T, Holm, TE, Riddervold, M & Rasmussen, LM 2019, 'Kan droner tælle fugle?', Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidsskrift, vol. 113, no. 2, pp. 51-53.
Toft, S 2019, Kannibalen. in O Høiris & KA Jensen (eds), Evolutionens menneske - menneskets evolution: Om aben, der blev verdens herre. Aarhus Universitetsforlag, pp. 149-168.
Nielsen, CF 2019, Kant og pædagogik: mellem natur og normativitet. in A von Oettingen (ed.), Pædagogiske tænkere: bidrag til empirisk dannelsforskning. Hans Reitzels Forlag, København, pp. 17-32.
Næser, J 2019, Kap. 29 om EU-forbrugerbeskyttelse. in N Holst-Christensen & M Ellehauge (eds), EU-Karnov. Karnov Group, København.
Glavind, JG & Pedersen, HH 2019, Kapitel 1 At stille spørgsmål om samfundet. in Gode spørgsmål, rigtige svar. Grundbog i samfundsvidenskabelig metode. 2. edn, Gyldendal, København.
Pedersen, HH & Ulriksen, MS 2019, Kapitel 2 At undersøge vores spørgsmål. in Gode spørgsmål, rigtige svar. Grundbog i samfundsvidenskabelig metode. 2. edn, Gyldendal, København.
Pedersen, HH 2019, Kapitel 9 Statistisk usikkerhed. in Gode spørgsmål, rigtige svar. Grundbog i samfundsvidenskabelig metode. 2. edn, Gyldendal, København.
Jeppesen, E, Sidman, CF, Ji, G & Martens, K 2019, 'Karl Edward Havens (1957-2019): Obituary', Hydrobiologia, vol. 842, no. 1, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04062-7