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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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Jerne, C 2019, 'Book review: Tereza Kuldova, How Outlaws Win Friends and Influence People', Crime Media Culture, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 551- 554.
Dai, Y, Bu, Q, Sooriyagoda, R, Tavadze, P, Pavlic, O, Lim, T, Shen, Y, Mamakhel, A, Wang, X, Li, Y, Niemantsverdriet, H, Iversen, BB, Besenbacher, F, Xie, T, Lewis, JP, Bristow, AD, Lock, N & Su, R 2019, 'Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Modulating Recombination Modes and Proton Adsorption Energy', Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 10, no. 18, pp. 5381-5386. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01460
Dovonon, P, Gonçalves, S, Hounyo, U & Meddahi, N 2019, 'Bootstrapping High-Frequency Jump Tests', Journal of the American Statistical Association, vol. 114, no. 526, pp. 793-803. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.2018.1447485
Kristensen, SB 2019, 'Børn af efterkommeres egne perspektiver på intergenerationelle processer', Paper presented at Migration og integration i et generationelt perspektiv, 04/11/2019 - 05/11/2019.
Dalgaard, T 2019, Bornholms Regionskommune: natur og landskab: udnyttelsen af landskabet i dag. in NE Koch (ed.), Trap Danmark: Brøndby, Hvidovre, Tårnby, Dragør, Bornholm. 6 edn, vol. 31, Gad, København, pp. 278-280.
Bøttcher, L 2019, Børn og unge med autismespektrumforstyrrelser eller ADHD og udsathed. in C Mosbye-Jensen (ed.), Diagnoser i myndighedsarbejde: børn og unge med autisme eller ADHD. Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg, pp. 49-73.
Kabel, K, Bundsgaard, J, Bremholm, J & Berthelsen, UD 2019, 'Børns skriveudvikling i skolens første år: En analysemodel til automatiseret scoring af elevtekster', NNMF 7: Morsmålsfaget som fag og forskningsfelt, Trondheim, Norway, 23/10/2019 - 24/10/2019.
Johansen, SL & Larsen, MC 2019, Børn, unge og medier. Samfundslitteratur, Frederiksberg.
Lodberg, P 2019, Bosættelser. in Kristne i Palæstina: - en guide. 1 edn, pp. 37-44.
Hedebo Hansen, T, Guldberg, R & Meinert, M 2019, 'Botulinum toxin-treatment of localized provoked vulvodynia refractory to conventional treatment', European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, vol. 234, no. March, pp. 6-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.12.013
Ünalan, O & Thrane, C 2019, 'Boundaries for the applicability of the Lean Start-up method', Paper presented at RENT 2019, Berlin, Germany, 27/11/2019 - 29/11/2019.
Obelitz-Ryom, K, Bering, SB, Overgaard, SH, Eskildsen, SF, Ringgaard, S, Olesen, JL, Skovgaard, K, Pankratova, S, Wang, B, Brunse, A, Heckmann, AB, Rydal, MP, Sangild, PT & Thymann, T 2019, 'Bovine Milk Oligosaccharides with Sialyllactose Improves Cognition in Preterm Pigs', Nutrients, vol. 11, no. 6, 1335. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11061335
Hansen, BB 2019, 'Brænder du også for at gå op i røg?', Dagbladet Information.
Mrachacz-Kersting, N, Stevenson, AJT, Jørgensen, HRM, Severinsen, KE, Aliakbaryhosseinabadi, S, Jiang, N & Farina, D 2019, 'Brain state–dependent stimulation boosts functional recovery following stroke', Annals of Neurology, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 84-95. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25375
Stephan, M 2019, Branding Netflix with nostalgia: totemic nostalgia, adaptation, and the postmodern turn. in K Pallister (ed.), Netflix nostalgia: streaming the past on demand. Lexington Books, Lanham, MD, pp. 25-39.
Casteran, G, Chrysochou, P & Meyer-Waarden, L 2019, 'Brand Loyalty Evolution and the Impact of Category Characteristics', Marketing Letters, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 57-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-019-09484-w
Kieffer-Døssing, A & Kieffer-Døssing, G 2019, 'Brasiliens oprindelige folk frygter folkemord', Dagbladet Information, vol. Sektion 1 , e70b5000, pp. 8-9.
Frederik, S & Fischer, G 2019, 'Brazilian History as Global History', Bulletin of Latin American Research, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 408-422. https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12781
Griffiths, AG, Moraga, R, Tausen, M, Gupta, V, Bilton, TP, Campbell, MA, Ashby, R, Nagy, I, Khan, A, Larking, A, Anderson, C, Franzmayr, B, Hancock, K, Scott, A, Ellison, NW, Cox, MP, Asp, T, Mailund, T, Schierup, MH & Andersen, SU 2019, 'Breaking Free: The Genomics of Allopolyploidy-Facilitated Niche Expansion in White Clover', The Plant Cell, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 1466-1487. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00606
Larsen, SE 2019, Breaking the silence: cultural and legal encounters. in C Battisti & S Fiorato (eds), Law and the humanities: cultural perspectives. De Gruyter, Berlin, Law and Literature, vol. 17, pp. 349-369.
Abdelmalak, MM, Planke, S, Polteau, S, Hartz, EH, Faleide, JI, Tegner, C, Jerram, DA, Millett, JM & Myklebust, R 2019, 'Breakup volcanism and plate tectonics in the NW Atlantic', Tectonophysics, vol. 760, pp. 267-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2018.08.002
Cong, W, Meyer, V, Klitgaard, G, Grønbæk, O & Eriksen, J 2019, Breeding forb species for intensively managed multi-species mixtures. Grassland Science in Europe 24. in 20th Symposium of the European Grassland Federation, Zürich 24-27 June 2019. pp. 89.
Malik, PL, Janss, L, Nielsen, LK, Borum, F, Jørgensen, H, Eriksen, B, Schjoerring, JK & Rasmussen, SK 2019, 'Breeding for dual-purpose wheat varieties using marker–trait associations for biomass yield and quality traits', Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol. 132, no. 12, pp. 3375-3398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03431-z
Clifton-Brown, J, Harfouche, A, Casler, MD, Dylan Jones, H, Macalpine, WJ, Murphy-Bokern, D, Smart, LB, Adler, A, Ashman, C, Awty-Carroll, D, Bastien, C, Bopper, S, Botnari, V, Brancourt-Hulmel, M, Chen, Z, Clark, LV, Cosentino, S, Dalton, S, Davey, C, Dolstra, O, Donnison, I, Flavell, R, Greef, J, Hanley, S, Hastings, A, Hertzberg, M, Hsu, TW, Huang, LS, Iurato, A, Jensen, E, Jin, X, Jørgensen, U, Kiesel, A, Kim, DS, Liu, J, McCalmont, JP, McMahon, BG, Mos, M, Robson, P, Sacks, EJ, Sandu, A, Scalici, G, Schwarz, K, Scordia, D, Shafiei, R, Shield, I, Slavov, G, Stanton, BJ, Swaminathan, K, Taylor, G, Torres, AF, Trindade, LM, Tschaplinski, T, Tuskan, GA, Yamada, T, Yeon Yu, C, Zalesny, RS, Zong, J & Lewandowski, I 2019, 'Breeding progress and preparedness for mass-scale deployment of perennial lignocellulosic biomass crops switchgrass, miscanthus, willow and poplar', Global change biology. Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 118-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12566
Gregersen, AB 2019, 'Breve lige til tiden: Voltaire - Filosofiske Breve: Om den engelske nation', Filosofiske Anmeldelser, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 111-115.