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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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Nilsson, F, Davidsson, Å, Falås, P, Bengtsson, S, Bester, K & Jönsson, K 2019, 'Impact of activated sludge ozonation on filamentous bacteria viability and possible added benefits', Environmental Technology (United Kingdom), vol. 40, no. 20, pp. 2601-2607. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1447023
Lindhard, SM, Hamzeh, F, Gonzalez, VA, Wandahl, S & Ussing, LF 2019, 'Impact of Activity Sequencing on Reducing Variability', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 145, no. 3, 04019001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001618
Carlsen, AH, Eriksen, JG, Godballe, C, Johansen, J, Sørensen, JA & Bjørndal, K 2019, 'Impact of age, comorbidity and WHO performance status on delay of treatment in patients undergoing fast-track work-up for head and neck cancer', Journal of Geriatric Oncology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.003
Donatienne, A, Kristensen, HL, Canali, S, De Neve, S, Huyghebart, B & Stilmant, B 2019, Impact of agro-ecological service crops and their termination modes on soil mineral nitrogen dynamic at spring crop implantation. in A Messéa, D Drexler, I Heim, L Paresy, D Stilman & H Wille (eds), First European Conference on Crop Diversification: Book of Abstracts. INRA, pp. 148-149. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3516329
Donatienne, A, Kristensen, HL, Canali, S, De Neve, S, Sans Serra, FX, Huyghebart, B & Stilmant, B 2019, Impact of agro-ecological service crops and their termination strategies on soil mineral nitrogen availability, soil humidity, weeds development and cabbage harvest. in E Lorencowicz, J Uziak & B Huyghebaert (eds), Farm machinery and processes management in sustainable agriculture: X International Scientific Symposium FMPMSA 2019. Instytut Naukowo-Wydawniczy, Poland, pp. 395-400. https://doi.org/10.24326/fmpmsa.2019.1
Gamst-Jensen, H, Frishknecht Christensen, E, Lippert, F, Folke, F, Egerod, I, Brabrand, M, Tolstrup, JS, Thygesen, LC & Huibers, L 2019, 'Impact of caller's degree-of-worry on triage response in out-of-hours telephone consultations: A randomized controlled trial', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, vol. 27, no. 1, 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-019-0618-2
Kirkegård, J, Gaber, C, Lund, JL, Peacock-Hinton, S, Ladekarl, M, Heide-Jørgensen, U, Cronin Fenton, D & Mortensen, FV 2019, 'Impact of Concurrent Acute Pancreatitis on Pancreatic Cancer Stage, Treatment, and Prognosis: A Study of Two Cohorts', 13th Congress of the European – African Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 03/06/2019 - 05/06/2019.
Pedersen, J, Thorsen, SV, Andersen, MF, Hanvold, TN, Schlünssen, V & Bültmann, U 2019, 'Impact of depressive symptoms on worklife expectancy: A longitudinal study on Danish employees', Occupational & Environmental Medicine, vol. 76, no. 11, pp. 838-844. https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2019-105961
Bojsen, TB & Tambo, T 2019, 'Impact of enterprise architecture-based complexity assessment on ppm: Multitrack segmentation', Paper presented at 42nd Information systems research seminar in Scandinavia (IRIS), Nokia, Finland, 11/08/2019 - 14/08/2019 pp. 1-12.
Varnum, C, Pedersen, AB, Rolfson, O, Rogmark, C, Furnes, O, Hallan, G, Mäkelä, K, de Steiger, R, Porter, M & Overgaard, S 2019, 'Impact of hip arthroplasty registers on orthopaedic practice and perspectives for the future', EFORT open reviews, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 368-376. https://doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.4.180091
Ntsoane, ML, Luca, A, Zude-Sasse, M, Sivakumar, D & Mahajan, PV 2019, 'Impact of low oxygen storage on quality attributes including pigments and volatile compounds in ‘Shelly’ mango', Scientia Horticulturae, vol. 250, pp. 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2019.02.041
Dold, C, Hatfield, JL, Prueger, JH, Sauer, TJ, Moorman, TB & Wacha, KM 2019, 'Impact of Management Practices on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Corn–Soybean Rotations', Agrosystems, Geosciences and Environment, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.2134/age2018.08.0032
Spin-Neto, R, Kruse, C, Kirkevang, L-L, Poulsen, LH & Wenzel, A 2019, 'Impact of motion artefact correction on diagnostic accuracy of CBCT for apical periodontitis assessment: an ex vivo pilot study', 22ND International Congress of DENTO-MAXILLO-FACIAL RADIOLOGY , Philadelphia, United States, 22/08/2019 - 25/08/2019.
Machado Santaella, G, Wenzel, A, Haiter-Neto, F, Rosalen, PL & Spin-Neto, R 2019, 'Impact of movement and motion-artefact correction on image quality and interpretability in CBCT units with aligned and lateral-offset detectors', 22ND International Congress of DENTO-MAXILLO-FACIAL RADIOLOGY , Philadelphia, United States, 22/08/2019 - 25/08/2019.
Røge, R, Nielsen, S, Riber-Hansen, R & Vyberg, M 2019, 'Impact of Primary Antibody Clone, Format, and Stainer Platform on Ki67 Proliferation Indices in Breast Carcinomas', Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 732-739. https://doi.org/10.1097/PAI.0000000000000799
Ozaki, Y, Garcia-Garcia, HM, Hideo-Kajita, A, Kuku, KO, Haude, M, Ince, H, Abizaid, A, Tölg, R, Lemos, PA, von Birgelen, C, Christiansen, EH, Wijns, W, Escaned, J, Dijkstra, J & Waksman, R 2019, 'Impact of procedural characteristics on coronary vessel wall healing following implantation of second-generation drug-eluting absorbable metal scaffold in patients with de novo coronary artery lesions: an optical coherence tomography analysis', European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 916-924. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jey210
Su, J, Hughes, AD, Simonsen, U, Nielsen-Kudsk, JE, Parker, KH, Howard, LS & Mellemkjaer, S 2019, 'Impact of Pulmonary Endarterectomy on Pulmonary Arterial Wave Propagation and Reservoir Function', American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology, vol. 317, no. 3, pp. H505-H516. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00181.2019
Sembach, FE, Fink, LN, Johansen, T, Boland, BB, Secher, T, Thrane, ST, Nielsen, JC, Fosgerau, K, Vrang, N, Jelsing, J, Pedersen, TX & Ostergaard, MV 2019, 'Impact of sex on diabetic nephropathy and the renal transcriptome in UNx db/db C57BLKS mice', Physiological Reports, vol. 7, no. 24, 14333. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14333
Daraghmeh, OA, Petersen, CT, Munkholm, LJ, Znova, L, Obour, PB, Nielsen, SK & Green, O 2019, 'Impact of tillage intensity on clay loam soil structure', Soil Use and Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 388-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12501
Claassen, YHM, Hartgrink, HH, de Steur, WO, Dikken, JL, van Sandick, JW, van Grieken, NCT, Cats, A, Trip, AK, Jansen, EPM, Kranenbarg, WMM-K, Braak, JPBM, Putter, H, van Berge Henegouwen, MI, Verheij, M & van de Velde, CJH 2019, 'Impact of upfront randomization for postoperative treatment on quality of surgery in the CRITICS gastric cancer trial', Gastric Cancer, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 369-376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10120-018-0875-1
Xu, B, Tian, H, Sabel, CE & Xu, B 2019, 'Impacts of Road Traffic Network and Socioeconomic Factors on the Diffusion of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Mainland China', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 7, 1223. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071223