ArticlePloS one2021
Isolation of extra-cellular vesicles in the context of pancreatic adenocarcinomas: Addition of one stringent filtration step improves recovery of specific microRNAs.
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- The Level of a Short Form of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 1 Is Elevated in Plasma Small Extracellular Vesicles Derived From Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
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- Arginine demethylation of Serine/Arginine-rich splicing factor 1 enhances miRNA enrichment in small extracellular vesicles derived from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
- Extracellular Vesicle-Derived miRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of Methodological Rigour and Clinical Applicability.Biomarker insights · 2025Review
- Salivary extracellular vesicles isolation methods impact the robustness of downstream biomarkers detection.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Liquid biopsy techniques and pancreatic cancer: diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation.Molecular cancer · 2023Review
- Small RNA sequencing analysis of peptide-affinity isolated plasma extracellular vesicles distinguishes pancreatic cancer patients from non-affected individuals.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- miR-18a and miR-106a Signatures in Plasma Small EVs Are Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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- Platelet removal from human blood plasma improves detection of extracellular vesicle-associated miRNA.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2023Article
- Pancreatic Ductal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Are Effective Drug Carriers to Enhance Paclitaxel's Efficacy in Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The role of Exosomal miRNAs in cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
microRNAs (miRNA) in extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been investigated as potential biomarkers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, a mixed population of EVs is often obtained using conventional exosome isolation methods for biomarker development. EVs are derived from different cellular processes and present in various sizes, therefore miRNA expression among them is undoubtedly different. We developed a simple protocol utilizing sequential filtration and ultracentrifugation to separate PDAC EVs into three groups, one with an average diameter of more than 220 nm, named operational 3 (OP3); one with average diameters between 100-220 nm, named operational 2 (OP2); and another with average diameters around 100 nm, named operational 1 (OP1)). EVs were isolated from conditioned cell culture media and plasma of human PDAC xenograft mice and early stage PDAC patients, and verified by nanoparticle tracking, western blot, and electronic microscopy. We demonstrate that exosome specific markers are only enriched in the OP1 group. qRT-PCR analysis of miRNA expression in EVs from PDAC cells revealed that expression of miR-196a and miR-1246, two previously identified miRNAs highly enriched in PDAC cell-derived exosomes, is significantly elevated in the OP1 group relative to the other EV groups. This was confirmed using plasma EVs from PDAC xenograft mice and patients with localized PDAC. Our results indicate that OP1 can be utilized for the identification of circulating EV miRNA signatures as potential biomarkers for PDAC.
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