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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2014

Extracellular vesicles in parasitic diseases.

Antonio Marcilla, Lorena Martin-Jaular, Maria Trelis, Armando de Menezes-Neto, Antonio Osuna, Dolores Bernal, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Igor C Almeida, Hernando A Del Portillo

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 132 papers.

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132citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

132 citing papers in PubMed, 236 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonio MarcillaDepartament de Biologia Cel.lular i Parasitologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain; antonio.marcilla@uv.es.
Lorena Martin-JaularISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria TrelisDepartament de Biologia Cel.lular i Parasitologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain.
Armando de Menezes-NetoISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Antonio OsunaInstitute of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Dolores BernalDepartament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain.
Carmen Fernandez-BecerraISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Igor C AlmeidaThe Border Biomedical Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), El Paso, TX, USA.
Hernando A Del PortilloISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic - Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
Universitat de València · ESBarcelona Institute for Global Health · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ESThe University of Texas at El Paso · USUniversidad de Granada · ES

Funding

TCCG12MD007592 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI KIRKEN, ROBERT A. · 2012 to 2018
$19.4M
Molecular Composition and Function of Trypanosoma cruzi Shed VesiclesR01AI070655 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ALMEIDA, IGOR C · 2007 to 2011
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI070655NIMHD NIH HHS G12 MD007592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasitic diseases affect billions of people and are considered a major public health issue. Close to 400 species are estimated to parasitize humans, of which around 90 are responsible for great clinical burden and mortality rates. Unfortunately, they are largely neglected as they are mainly endemic to poor regions. Of relevance to this review, there is accumulating evidence of the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in parasitic diseases, acting both in parasite-parasite inter-communication as well as in parasite-host interactions. EVs participate in the dissemination of the pathogen and play a role in the regulation of the host immune systems. Production of EVs from parasites or parasitized cells has been described for a number of parasitic infections. In this review, we provide the most relevant findings of the involvement of EVs in intercellular communication, modulation of immune responses, involvement in pathology, and their potential as new diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents in some of the major human parasitic pathogens.

Indexed as

exosomesextracellular vesicleshelminthsmicrovesiclesparasitesprotozoa

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PMID25536932
PMCPMC4275648
OpenAlexW2039138854

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