ArticlePloS one2019
Bovine milk-derived exosomes enhance goblet cell activity and prevent the development of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.
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- Enteral Feeding Interventions in the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Studies.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Stem Cells as Therapy for Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Investigating Dietary microRNA Stability and Function Using a Transgenic Milk Model With Unique microRNA Sequences.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- The RNA-binding protein Imp1 promotes a Spdef transcriptional program and mucus fucosylation during necrotizing enterocolitis.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2026Article
- Bovine Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles as Emerging Drug Delivery Platforms: Current Advances, Applications and Challenges.Journal of extracellular biology · 2026Review
- Impact of mare milk-derived small extracellular vesicles on proliferation, phagocytosis, and migration in RAW264.7 macrophage.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The RNA-binding protein Imp1 promotes a Spdef transcriptional program and mucus fucosylation during necrotizing enterocolitis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Comparison of Different Encapsulation Techniques in Exosomes Obtained from Goat and Bovine Milk.ACS omega · 2025Article
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- Digging deeper into necrotizing enterocolitis: bridging clinical, microbial, and molecular perspectives.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Oral delivery of chitosan/hyaluronic-acid-coated milk-derived exosomes for ulcerative-colitis amelioration.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2025Article
- Bio fluid exosomes: promises, challenges, and future directions in translational medicine.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and microRNAs: Potential Modulators of Intestinal Homeostasis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Review
- Exosomes derived from colostrum and mature human breast milk protect against experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
- Bovine colostrum-derived exosomes alleviate muscle degeneration by modulating gut microbiota and metabolic homeostasis in atrophy models.Journal of animal science and technology · 2025Article
- Industrial Scale Production and Characterization of a Whey Fraction Enriched in Extracellular Vesicle Material.Journal of extracellular biology · 2025Article
- Goat Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Colitis Potentially Through Improved Gut Microbiota in Mice.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exosomes in Breast Milk: Their Impact on the Intestinal Microbiota of the Newborn and Therapeutic Perspectives for High-Risk Neonates.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Milk-derived extracellular vesicles and gut health.NPJ science of food · 2025Review
- Necrotizing enterocolitis causes increased ileal goblet cell loss inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is characterized by intestinal injury and impaired mucin synthesis. We recently showed that breast milk exosomes from rodents promote intestinal cell viability, epithelial proliferation, and stem cell activity, but whether they also affect mucus production is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of bovine milk-derived exosomes on goblet cell expression in experimental NEC and delineate potential underlying mechanisms of action. Exosomes were isolated from bovine milk by ultracentrifugation and confirmed by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis and through the detection of exosome membrane markers. To study the effect on mucin production, human colonic LS174T cells were cultured and exposed to exosomes. Compared to control, exosomes promoted goblet cell expression, as demonstrated by increased mucin production and relative expression levels of goblet cell expression markers trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) and mucin 2 (MUC2). In addition, exosome treatment enhanced the expression of glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94), the most abundant intraluminal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone protein that aids in protein synthesis. Furthermore, experimental NEC was induced in mouse pups by hyperosmolar formula feeding, lipopolysaccharide administration and hypoxia exposure on postnatal days 5-9. Milk exosomes were given with each gavage feed. NEC was associated with ileal morphological injury and reduction in MUC2+ goblet cells and GRP94+ cells per villus. Exosome administration to NEC pups prevented these changes. This research highlights the potential novel application of milk-derived exosomes in preventing the development of NEC in high-risk infants when breast milk is not available.
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