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ReviewJournal of laboratory automation2016

Microfluidic Exosome Analysis toward Liquid Biopsy for Cancer.

Mei He, Yong Zeng

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Review in Journal of laboratory automation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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81citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Isolation methods of exosomes derived from dental stem cells.International journal of oral science · 2025
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  14. Extracellular Vesicles as Source of Biomarkers in Glomerulonephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  19. Advances in Extracellular Vesicle Nanotechnology for Precision Theranostics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023
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21 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Mei HeDepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
Yong ZengDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA yongz@ku.edu.

Funding

Mentoring CoreP20GM103418 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Douglas E Wright · 2012 to 2026
$63.0M
Understanding the mechanobiology of stem cells in a microengineered 3D cardiac tissue environment with cardiomyopathyP20GM103638 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI LUNTE, SUSAN M · 2012 to 2021
$22.1M
Integrated Microfluidic Exosome Profiling for Early Detection of CancerR21CA186846 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI ZENG, YONG · 2014 to 2016
$645k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA186846NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103418NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessment of a tumor's molecular makeup using biofluid samples, known as liquid biopsy, is a prominent research topic in precision medicine for cancer, due to its noninvasive property allowing repeat sampling for monitoring molecular changes of tumors over time. Circulating exosomes recently have been recognized as promising tumor surrogates because they deliver enriched biomarkers, such as proteins, RNAs, and DNA. However, purification and characterization of these exosomes are technically challenging. Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip technology effectively addresses these challenges owing to its inherent advantages in integration and automation of multiple functional modules, enhancing sensing performance, and expediting analysis processes. In this article, we review the state-of-the-art development of microfluidic technologies for exosome isolation and molecular characterization with emphasis on their applications toward liquid biopsy-based analysis of cancer. Finally, we share our perspectives on current challenges and future directions of microfluidic exosome analysis.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorExosomesMetabolomicsMicrofluidicsNeoplasmsBiomarkers, Tumorcancerexosomesliquid biopsymicrofluidic lab-on-a-chip technologyprecision medicine

Identifiers

PMID27215792
PMCPMC5556932

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