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ReviewProgress in neurobiology2019

New windows into the brain: Central nervous system-derived extracellular vesicles in blood.

Min Shi, Lifu Sheng, Tessandra Stewart, Cyrus P Zabetian, Jing Zhang

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Review in Progress in neurobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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102citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-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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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

102 citing papers in PubMed, 175 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Novel Reporter Mouse for Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Reveals Enrichment of Cargo at Neuronal Mitochondria.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  7. Association between α-synuclein in plasma neuron-derived exosomes and clinical symptoms in Parkinson's disease.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  20. Isolating Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles From Urine.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
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42 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Min ShiDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Lifu ShengDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Tessandra StewartDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Cyrus P ZabetianGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; Beijing Key Laboratory of Research and Transformation on Neurodegenerative Diseases Biomarkers, Department of Pathology, Peking University Third Hospital/Institute of Basic Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, China. Electronic address: zhangj@uw.edu.
University of Washington · USVA Puget Sound Health Care System · US

Funding

Udall Center Director's meeting poster awardP50NS062684 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI MONTINE, THOMAS J · 2009 to 2020
$18.3M
Large Scale Biomarker Discovery and Validation for Parkinsons DiseaseU01NS082137 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ZHANG, JING · 2012 to 2016
$6.0M
Peptide Biomarkers for Alzheimer DiseaseR01AG056711 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2017 to 2021
$4.1M
MicroRNAs in CNS-derived extracellular microvesicles as peripheral blood biomarkers for Alzheimer diseaseR01AG061383 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2019 to 2023
$3.4M
Peptide Biomarkers for Parkinson DiseaseU01NS091272 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
Using Multiplex Families to map Genes that Modify Susceptibility and Age at OnsetR01NS065070 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ZABETIAN, CYRUS P · 2009 to 2012
$2.0M
Exosomal transport of brain-derived proteins to the blood in Alzheimer diseaseR56AG057417 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ZHANG, JING · 2017 to 2017
$754k
Exploring microvesicular transport across the blood-brain barrier as a novel a-synuclein clearance mechanism and source of Parkinson's disease biomarkersR21NS104511 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2018 to 2019
$428k
Targeted drug delivery via CNS cell specific exosomes in neurodegenerative diseasesR21AG060142 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2019 to 2020
$428k
MicroRNAs in human body fluids as Parkinson disease biomarkersR21NS085425 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI SHI, MIN · 2014 to 2015
$425k
Characterization and quantification of CNS cell specific extracellular microvesicles in bloodR21MH118160 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STEWART, TESSANDRA · 2018 to 2019
$424k
Detecting Biomarkers in Plasma for Diagnosing Neurodegenerative DiseasesR21NS060252 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ZHANG, JING · 2007 to 2008
$375k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056711NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061383NIA NIH HHS R21 AG060142NIA NIH HHS R56 AG057417NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH118160NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS062684NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065070NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS060252NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS085425NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS104511NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS082137NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS091272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and (shedding) microvesicles, are released by nearly all cell types and carry a cargo of proteins and nucleic acids that varies by the cell of origin. They are thought to play critical roles in normal central nervous system (CNS) function and neurological disorders. A recently revealed key characteristic of EVs is that they may travel between the CNS and peripheral circulation. This property has led to intense interest in how EVs might serve as a vehicle for toxic protein clearance and as a readily accessible source of biomarkers for CNS disorders. Furthermore, by bypassing the blood-brain barrier, modified EVs could serve as a unique drug delivery system that targets specific neuronal populations. Further work is necessary to develop and optimize techniques that enable high-yield capture of relevant EV populations, analyze individual EVs and their cargos, and validate preliminary results of EV-derived biomarkers in independent cohorts.

Indexed as

BrainExtracellular VesiclesAnimalsCentral Nervous SystemHumansAlzheimer diseaseBiomarkerBrain-periphery communicationCNS drug deliveryExosomeExtracellular vesicleNeurological disorderParkinson disease

Identifiers

PMID30685501
PMCPMC6546433
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