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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2022

Considerations for extracellular vesicle and lipoprotein interactions in cell culture assays.

Sara Busatto, Yubo Yang, Dalila Iannotta, Irina Davidovich, Yeshayahu Talmon, Joy Wolfram

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Systematic review of changes in extracellular vesicles associated with obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for diagnosis and treatment.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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  10. Rethinking Extracellular Vesicle Signaling.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sara BusattoVascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Yubo YangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Dalila IannottaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Irina DavidovichDepartment of Chemical Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Yeshayahu TalmonDepartment of Chemical Engineering and the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Joy WolframDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0579-9897

Funding

Adipose-derived biogenic nanoparticles for treatment of myocarditis/DCM(MPDPI)R21AI152318 · NIAID · MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE · PI FAIRWEATHER, DELISA, WOLFRAM, JOY · 2020 to 2021
$430k
American Heart Association 20TPA35490415China Scholarship CouncilItalian Ministry of Education, University and Research DOT13A8025Mayo Clinic Center for Biomedical DiscoveryMayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine in FloridaNIAID NIH HHS R21 AI152318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With an exponential increase in extracellular vesicle (EV) studies in the past decade, focus has been placed on standardization of experimental design to ensure inter-study comparisons and validity of conclusions. In the case of in vitro assays, the composition of cell culture media is important to consider for EV studies. In particular, levels of lipoproteins, which are critical components of the interstitial fluid, should be taken into consideration. Results from this study reveal that lipoprotein levels in cell culture medium impact the effects that EVs have on recipient cells. Additionally, evidence of EV binding and fusion to lipoprotein-like structures in plasma is provided. However, it is unclear whether the impact of lipoproteins in cell culture is due to direct interactions with EVs, indirect effects, or a combination of both mechanisms. Taken together, cell culture studies performed in the absence of physiological levels of lipoproteins are unlikely to reflect interactions that occur between EVs and recipient cells in an in vivo environment.

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Extracellular VesiclesBiological AssayCell Culture TechniquesImmunologic TestsLipoproteinsLipoproteins

Identifiers

PMID35362268
PMCPMC8971175

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