内皮祖细胞来源外泌体在体外循环致脑损伤中作用研究

目的 探讨内皮祖细胞来源的外泌体在体外循环引起的脑损伤中的作用机制.方法 选取雄性SD大鼠45只,随机分为假手术组、体外循环组与外泌体处理组,每组15只.假手术组大鼠采用气管插管机械通气,仅在右股动脉、右颈内静脉穿刺置管;体外循环组建立无血预充非停跳体外循环术后认知功能障碍模型;外泌体处理组大鼠动物模型同体外循环组,待...     

The role of exosomes in metastasis and progression of melanoma

The mechanisms of melanoma metastasis have been the subject of extensive research for decades. Improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are of increasing importance for the treatment of melanoma due to its high burden of mortality in the advanced stages of the disease. Intercellular communication is a critical event for the progression of cancer. Collective evidence suggests that exosomes, small extracellular membrane vesicles released by the cells, are important facilitators of intercellular communication between the cells and the surrounding environment. Although the emerging field of exosomes is rapidly gaining traction in the scientific community, there is limited knowledge regarding the role of exosomes in melanoma. This review discusses the multifaceted role of melanoma-derived exosomes in promoting the process of metastasis by modulating the invasive and angiogenic capacity of malignant cells. The future implications of exosome research and the therapeutic potential of exosomes are also discussed.     

凋亡细胞与外染色体的免疫调节作用

树突状细胞（DC）是专职的抗原递呈细胞（APC）,它能够引起同种异体移植物排斥的抗供者T细胞反应。利用供者来源的凋亡细胞或外染色体在原位将供者同种异体抗原递呈给受者的静止DC来诱导耐受,凋亡细胞和外染色体的免疫调节作用为诱导移植耐受提供了一条新的途径。     

Exosomal vaccines containing the S protein of the SARS coronavirus induce high levels of neutralizing antibodies

Infection with the SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) induces an atypical pulmonary disease with a high lethality rate. Although the initial SARS epidemic was contained, sporadic outbreaks of the disease still occur, suggesting a continuous need for a vaccine against this virus. We therefore explored exosome-based vaccines containing the spike S proteins of SARS-CoV. S-containing exosomes were obtained by replacing the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the S protein by those of VSV-G. The immunogenicity and efficacy of the S-containing exosomes were tested in mice and compared to an adenoviral vector vaccine expressing the S protein. Both, S-containing exosomes and the adenoviral vector vaccine induced neutralizing antibody titers. After priming with the SARS-S exosomal vaccine and boosting with the adenoviral vector the neutralizing antibody titers exceeded those observed in the convalescent serum of a SARS patient. Both approaches were effective in a SARS-S-expressing tumor challenge model and thus warrant further investigation.     

exosome的研究进展

exosome是一种可由多种细胞分泌的纳米量级的膜性小囊泡。经研究后发现,其内含有独特的蛋白质与脂质。这也决定了exosome的生物学功用,如去除细胞生长过程中的废弃蛋白、抗原提呈、信号传导或诱导抗肿瘤免疫反应等。本文就exosome的研究进展做一综述,阐述到目前为止对exosome的生理组成及生物功能的研究成果,并探讨其在生物学应用方面的潜在前景。     

Induction of protective immunity against Eimeria tenella infection using antigen-loaded dendritic cells (DC) and DC-derived exosomes

Current methods for sustainable control of avian coccidiosis, whether by prophylactic medication or parasite vaccination, are suboptimal. In this study, we describe an alternative immunization strategy against Eimeria tenella infection using parasite antigen (Ag)-loaded dendritic cells (DCs), or their derived exosomes, in the absence of free Ag. CD45⁺ intestinal DCs were isolated from E. tenella-infected chickens and loaded ex vivo with an extract of sporozoites as parasite Ag. Extracellular vesicles purified from the Ag-pulsed DCs expressed surface proteins associated with DC-derived exosomes, including major histocompatibility complex proteins (MHC I and MHC II), CD80, flotillin, and heat shock protein (HSP70). Following intramuscular immunization of chickens with Ag-pulsed DCs or Ag-pulsed DC-derived exosomes, Ag-containing cells were observed diffusely localized in the lymphoid tissue and concentrated in germinal centers of caecal tonsils, and restricted to germinal centers (GC) in the spleen. Chickens immunized with pulsed DCs or exosomes exhibited (a) higher numbers of caecal tonsil and spleen cells expressing IgG and/or IgA antibodies that were reactive with E. tenella Ag, (b) greater numbers of IL-2-, IL-16-, and IFN-γ-producing cells, and (c) higher E. tenella Ag-driven cell proliferation, compared with chickens immunized with Ag in the absence of DCs or exosomes. Chickens immunized with Ag-pulsed DCs or Ag-pulsed DC-derived exosomes and subsequently given a live E. tenella challenge infection at 10 d post-immunization displayed (a) increased body weight gains, (b) decreased feed conversion ratios, (c) reduced fecal oocyst shedding, (d) diminished intestinal lesions, and (e) lower mortality, compared with animals given Ag alone. This is the first demonstration of Ag-specific protective immunity against avian coccidiosis using parasite Ag-loaded DCs or DC-derived exosomes.     

Exosomes in ascites from patients with human pancreatic cancer enhance remote metastasis partially through endothelial-mesenchymal transition

BackgroundDespite advances in multidisciplinary treatment, the prognosis of pancreatic cancer remains poor. Since distant metastasis defines prognosis, elucidation of the mechanism of metastasis is important for improving survival. Exosomes are extracellular secretory vesicles and are responsible for intercellular communication. In this study, we investigated whether exosomes secreted by human pancreatic cancer cells are involved in promoting distant metastasis of cancer and the mechanism that underlies the promotion of metastasis.MethodsExosomes were isolated from ascites of a patient with pancreatic cancer and a patient with liver cirrhosis as a control. Three days after the administration of exosomes to nude mice, GFP-labeled human pancreatic cancer cells were injected via the spleen or tail vein, and then the liver and lungs were histologically analyzed. To elucidate the mechanism, vascular permeability was estimated using FITC-dextran in place of pancreatic cancer cells in vivo and human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) were used to analyze vascular permeability and the induction of endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) in vitro.ResultsDistant metastasis and vascular permeability were significantly enhanced in mice treated with exosomes from pancreatic cancer patients in comparison to exosomes from a control patient in vivo. In addition, exosomes from pancreatic cancer patients significantly enhanced vascular permeability and the induction of EndMT in HUVECs in vitro.ConclusionExosomes derived from pancreatic cancer cells form a pre-metastatic niche and promote the extravasation and colonization of pancreatic cancer cells to remote organs, partially through endothelial-mesenchymal transition.     

肿瘤相关成纤维细胞外泌体miRNA-656-3p调控喉癌生长侵袭及丹参酮ⅡA对其调控研究

目的研究喉癌肿瘤相关成纤维细胞(CAFs)外泌体表达下调的miRNA-656-3p对喉癌细胞生长和侵袭能力的影响以及丹参酮ⅡA对其调控作用。方法将CAFs外泌体miRNA-656-3p表达上调,制备外泌体上清,检测其对喉癌细胞体外增殖、侵袭能力及细胞周期的影响。检测中药提取物丹参酮ⅡA是否具有类似的上调CAFs外泌体miRNA-656-3p表达的作用,其作用后的CAFs外泌体上清是否具有类似的抑制喉癌增殖和侵袭能力的功效。结果过表达miR-656-3p的CAFs外泌体上清能抑制喉癌细胞的体外增殖和侵袭能力,抑制CCND2的表达,并将喉癌细胞阻滞在G0/G1期。而丹参酮ⅡA也可以上调CAFs外泌体中miR-656-3p的表达水平,其作用后的CAFs外泌体能发挥类似的抑制喉癌细胞体外增殖和侵袭的功效。结论喉癌CAFs外泌体miRNA-656-3p的表达下调促进喉癌细胞的生长和侵袭能力,丹参酮ⅡA可上调CAFs外泌体miR-656-3p的表达,通过后者抑制喉癌细胞的生长和侵袭能力。     

Membrane transporters in salivary exosomes and microvesicles as biomarkers of systemic or oral disease

Backgroundsaliva is useful to assess health or disease states. Recently, proteomic technologies have allowed rapid progress in saliva analysis.Highlight(1) saliva contains three main types of extracellular vesicles; (2) the vesicles are exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies; (3) proteome is analyzed in saliva, salivary exosomes, and salivary microvesicles; (4) membrane transporters are in saliva, and salivary exosomes and/or microvesicles; (5) biomarker discovery in exosomes and microvesicles of saliva is progressing.Conclusionmembrane transporters such as aquaporin, ion channels, carriers in saliva, and salivary exosomes or microvesicles, might be valuable biomarkers of systemic or oral health.