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Srinivas AN, Suresh D, Kaur S, Kumar DP. The promise of small particles: extracellular vesicles as biomarkers in liver pathology. J Physiol 2023; 601:4953-4971. [PMID: 35708653 DOI: 10.1113/jp283074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoscopic packages that are heterogeneous and bona fide players in hepatic physiology and pathology as they are involved in intercellular communication. EVs carrying bioactive cargoes rich in lipids, proteins or nucleic acids are implicated in the onset and progression of liver diseases. Liver pathology using liver biopsy has been assessed for several intricate conditions such as viral hepatitis, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic malignancies and drug-induced liver injury. The lacunae, however, lie in early diagnosis and timely treatment of the above conditions, underscoring the need for non-invasive, accurate diagnostic tools that could replace the gold standard method of tissue biopsy. In this regard, EVs have emerged as promising candidates that could serve as potential biomarkers. In the last two decades, EVs, owing to their multifaceted charm in bringing out cell-free therapeutic responses and the ability of their cargoes to be applied to novel biomarkers, have drawn the great attention of researchers with the advancement and clinical application of liquid biopsy. In this review, we recapitulate the role of EVs and provide insights into the promising role of these small packages as biomarkers in liver pathology.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akshatha N Srinivas
- Department of Biochemistry, CEMR, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, CEMR, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, CEMR, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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Turaga SM, Sardiu ME, Vishwakarma V, Mitra A, Bantis LE, Madan R, Merchant ML, Klein JB, Samuel G, Godwin AK. Identification of small extracellular vesicle protein biomarkers for pediatric Ewing Sarcoma. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1138594. [PMID: 37122563 PMCID: PMC10140755 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1138594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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Ewing Sarcoma (EWS) is the second most common osseous malignancy in children and young adults after osteosarcoma, while it is the fifth common osseous malignancy within adult age population. The clinical presentation of EWS is quite often non-specific, with the most common symptoms at presentation consisting of pain, swelling or general discomfort. The dearth of clinically relevant diagnostic or predictive biomarkers continues to remain a pressing clinical challenge. Identification of tumor specific biomarkers can lend towards an early diagnosis, expedited initiation of therapy, monitoring of therapeutic response, and early detection of recurrence of disease. We carried-out a complex analysis of cell lines and cell line derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) using label-free-based Quantitative Proteomic Profiling with an intent to determine shared and distinct features of these tumor cells and their respective sEVs. We analyzed EWS cells with different EWS-ETS fusions (EWS-FLI1 type I, II, and III and EWS-ERG) and their corresponding sEVs. Non-EWS controls included osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and benign cells, i.e., osteoid osteoma and mesenchymal stem cells. Proteomic profiling identified new shared markers between cells and their corresponding cell-derived sEVs and markers which were exclusively enriched in EWS-derived sEVs. These exo-biomarkers identified were validated by in silico approaches of publicly available protein databases and by capillary electrophoresis based western analysis (Wes). Here, we identified a protein biomarker named UGT3A2 and found its expression highly specific to EWS cells and their sEVs compared to control samples. Clinical validation of UGT3A2 expression in patient tumor tissues and plasma derived sEV samples demonstrated its specificity to EWS, indicating its potential as a EWS biomarker.
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- Soumya M. Turaga
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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- Clinical Proteomics Laboratory, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Robley Rex Veterans Administration Medical Center, Louisville, KY, United States
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- University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Children’s Mercy-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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Singh P, Szigyártó IC, Ricci M, Gaál A, Quemé‐Peña MM, Kitka D, Fülöp L, Turiák L, Drahos L, Varga Z, Beke‐Somfai T. Removal and identification of external protein corona members from RBC-derived extracellular vesicles by surface manipulating antimicrobial peptides. JOURNAL OF EXTRACELLULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 2:e78. [PMID: 38938416 PMCID: PMC11080927 DOI: 10.1002/jex2.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
In the last years, extracellular vesicles (EVs), secreted by various cells and body fluids have shown extreme potential in biomedical applications. Increasing number of studies suggest that a protein corona could adhere to the surface of EVs which can have a fundamental effect on their function, targeting and therapeutical efficacy. However, removing and identifying these corona members is currently a challenging task to achieve. In this study we have employed red blood cell-derived extracellular vesicles (REVs) as a model system and three membrane active antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), LL-37, FK-16 and CM15, to test whether they can be used to remove protein corona members from the surface of vesicles. These AMPs were reported to preferentially exert their membrane-related activity via one of the common helical surface-covering models and do not significantly affect the interior of lipid bilayer bodies. The interaction between the peptides and the REVs was followed by biophysical techniques, such as flow-linear dichroism spectroscopy which provided the effective applicable peptide concentration for protein removal. REV samples were then subjected to subsequent size exclusion chromatography and to proteomics analysis. Based on the comparison of control REVs with the peptide treated samples, seventeen proteins were identified as external protein corona members. From the three investigated AMPs, FK-16 can be considered as the best candidate to further optimize EV-related applicability of AMPs. Our results on the REV model system envisage that membrane active peptides may become a useful set of tools in engineering and modifying surfaces of EVs and other lipid-based natural particles.
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- Priyanka Singh
- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiomolecular Self‐assembly Research GroupResearch Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
- Hevesy György PhD School of ChemistryELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiomolecular Self‐assembly Research GroupResearch Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiomolecular Self‐assembly Research GroupResearch Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiological Nanochemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiomolecular Self‐assembly Research GroupResearch Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
- Hevesy György PhD School of ChemistryELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapestHungary
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- Hevesy György PhD School of ChemistryELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityBudapestHungary
- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiological Nanochemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Department of Medical ChemistryUniversity of SzegedSzegedHungary
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryMS Proteomics Research Group, Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryMS Proteomics Research Group, Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiological Nanochemistry Research Group, Research Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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- Institute of Materials and Environmental ChemistryBiomolecular Self‐assembly Research GroupResearch Centre for Natural SciencesBudapestHungary
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Heterogeneity of Extracellular Vesicles and Particles: Molecular Voxels in the Blood Borne "Hologram" of Organ Function, Disfunction and Cancer. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2023; 71:5. [PMID: 36729313 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-023-00671-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) and particles (EPs) serve as unique carriers of complex molecular information with increasingly recognized roles in health and disease. Individual EVs/EPs collectively contribute to the molecular fingerprint of their producing cell, reflecting its identity, state, function and phenotype. This property is of particular interest in cancer where enormous heterogeneity of cancer cells is compounded by the presence of altered stromal, vascular and immune cell populations, which is further complicated by systemic responses elicited by the disease in individual patients. These diverse and interacting cellular compartments are dynamically represented by myriads of EVs/EPs released into the circulating biofluids (blood) during cancer progression and treatment. Current approaches of liquid biopsy seek to follow specific elements of the EV/EP cargo that may have diagnostic utility (as biomarkers), such as cancer cell-derived mutant oncoproteins or nucleic acids. However, with emerging technologies enabling high-throughput EV/EP analysis at a single particle level, a more holistic approach may be on the horizon. Indeed, each EV/EP carries multidimensional information (molecular "voxel") that could be integrated across thousands of particles into a larger and unbiased landscape (EV/EP "hologram") reflecting the true cellular complexity of the disease, along with cellular interactions, systemic responses and effects of treatment. Thus, the longitudinal molecular mapping of EV/EP populations may add a new dimension to crucial aspects of cancer biology, personalized diagnostics, and therapy.
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Gao X, Gao B, Li S. Extracellular vesicles: A new diagnostic biomarker and targeted drug in osteosarcoma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1002742. [PMID: 36211364 PMCID: PMC9539319 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1002742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary bone cancer that is highly prevalent among adolescents and adults below the age of 20 years. The prognostic outcome of metastatic OS or relapse is extremely poor; thus, developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for treating OS is necessary. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) ranging from 30–150 nm in diameter are commonly produced in different cells and are found in various types of body fluids. EVs are rich in biologically active components like proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. They also strongly affect pathophysiological processes by modulating the intercellular signaling pathways and the exchange of biomolecules. Many studies have found that EVs influence the occurrence, development, and metastasis of osteosarcoma. The regulation of inflammatory communication pathways by EVs affects OS and other bone-related pathological conditions, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In this study, we reviewed the latest findings related to diagnosis, prognosis prediction, and the development of treatment strategies for OS from the perspective of EVs.
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- Xiaozhuo Gao
- Department of Pathology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- *Correspondence: Shenglong Li, ;
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