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ReviewInternational neurourology journal2017

Extracellular Vesicles as a Source of Urological Biomarkers: Lessons Learned From Advances and Challenges in Clinical Applications to Major Diseases.

Ji-Young Choi, Sujin Kim, Hyo-Bum Kwak, Dong-Ho Park, Jae-Hyoung Park, Jeong-Seon Ryu, Chang-Shin Park, Ju-Hee Kang

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Review in International neurourology journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ji-Young ChoiDepartment of Pharmacology and Medicinal Toxicology Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Sujin KimDepartment of Pharmacology and Medicinal Toxicology Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Hyo-Bum KwakDepartment of Kinesiology, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Dong-Ho ParkDepartment of Kinesiology, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
Jae-Hyoung ParkDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong-Seon RyuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Chang-Shin ParkDepartment of Pharmacology and Medicinal Toxicology Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
Ju-Hee KangDepartment of Pharmacology and Medicinal Toxicology Research Center, Inha University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-5235-8993
Inha University · KRHyosung Corporation (South Korea) · KRInha University Hospital · KRKangbuk Samsung Hospital · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) not only eliminate unwanted molecular components, but also carry molecular cargo essential for specific intercellular communication mechanisms. As the molecular characteristics and biogenetical mechanisms of heterogeneous EVs are different, many studies have attempted to purify and characterize EVs. In particular, exosomal molecules, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, have been suggested as disease biomarkers or therapeutic targets in various diseases. However, several unresolved issues and challenges remain despite these promising results, including source variability before the isolation of exosomes from body fluids, the contamination of proteins during isolation, and methodological issues related to the purification of exosomes. This paper reviews the general characteristics of EVs, particularly microvesicles and exosomes, along with their physiological roles and contribution to the pathogenesis of major diseases, several widely used methods to isolate exosomes, and challenges in the development of disease biomarkers using the molecular contents of EVs isolated from body fluids.

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BiomarkersExosomesExtracellular vesiclesPurification

Identifiers

PMID28673066
PMCPMC5497201
OpenAlexW2656410956

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