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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Microfluidic Toolbox for Analyzing Exosome Biomarkers of Aging.

Jonalyn DeCastro, Joshua Littig, Peichi Peggy Chou, Jada Mack-Onyeike, Amrita Srinivasan, Michael J Conboy, Irina M Conboy, Kiana Aran

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jonalyn DeCastroKeck Graduate Institute, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Joshua LittigKeck Graduate Institute, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Peichi Peggy ChouPitzer College, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Jada Mack-OnyeikeKeck Graduate Institute, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Amrita SrinivasanClaremont McKenna College, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Michael J ConboyDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Irina M ConboyDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Kiana AranKeck Graduate Institute, The Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.
Keck Graduate Institute · USUniversity of California, Berkeley · USClaremont Colleges · USClaremont McKenna College · US

Funding

New Generation Blood Exchange Devices for Enhancing Tissue Regeneration and HealthR01HL139605 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI ARAN, KIANA, CONBOY, IRINA M · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL139605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the fields of aging and neurological disease expand to liquid biopsies, there is a need to identify informative biomarkers for the diagnosis of neurodegeneration and other age-related disorders such as cancers. A means of high-throughput screening of biomolecules relevant to aging can facilitate this discovery in complex biofluids, such as blood. Exosomes, the smallest of extracellular vesicles, are found in many biofluids and, in recent years, have been found to be excellent candidates as liquid biopsy biomarkers due to their participation in intercellular communication and various pathologies such as cancer metastasis. Recently, exosomes have emerged as novel biomarkers for age-related diseases. Hence, the study of exosomes, their protein and genetic cargo can serve as early biomarkers for age-associated pathologies, especially neurodegenerative diseases. However, a disadvantage of exosome studies includes a lack in standardization of isolating, detecting, and profiling exosomes for downstream analysis. In this review, we will address current techniques for high-throughput isolation and detection of exosomes through various microfluidic and biosensing strategies and how they may be adapted for the detection of biomarkers of age-associated disorders.

Indexed as

Microfluidic Analytical TechniquesAgingBiomarkersExosomesHumansLiquid BiopsyBiomarkersagingexosomesmicrofluidics

Identifiers

PMID33498573
PMCPMC7864353
OpenAlexW3125541072

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