ReviewFrontiers in molecular neuroscience2023
A new diagnostic tool for brain disorders: extracellular vesicles derived from neuron, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte.
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- MicroRNA-7: a versatile player and core target in brain disorders.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Pooled it
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- Age-dependent effects of fibroblast-derived exosomes on keratinocyte differentiation.Biogerontology · 2026Article
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- Source-Specific Extracellular Vesicle Functions and Engineering Strategies for Chronic Pain Management: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Brain-Derived Exosomes in Neurodevelopmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Molecular Insights, Therapeutic Potential, and Translational Challenges.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Incretin-Related Pathology and Serum Exosome Detection in Experimental Alcohol-Related Brain Damage.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Distinct microRNA profiles in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles between recent-onset and chronic-phase schizophrenia.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Surface Problem: Unveiling Extracellular Vesicles Surface Markers and Their Implications for Central Nervous System Diseases' Diagnosis and Treatment.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
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- The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2025Review
- Extracellular Vesicles for Clinical Diagnostics: From Bulk Measurements to Single-Vesicle Analysis.ACS nano · 2025Review
- Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Emerging Biomarkers and Functional Mediators in Alzheimer's Disease, With Comparative Insights Into Neurodevelopment and Aging.Developmental neurobiology · 2025Review
- Human MAPT knockin mouse models of frontotemporal dementia for the neurodegenerative research community.Cell reports methods · 2025Article
- MicroRNAs as Regulators, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Targets in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Update on the roles and applications of extracellular vesicles in depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Extracellular vesicles as precision therapeutics for psychiatric conditions: targeting interactions among neuronal, glial, and immune networks.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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- Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis: An Effective Tool to Characterize Extracellular Vesicles.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Brain disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting people's quality of life and causing economic burdens. The current clinical diagnosis of brain disorders relies solely on individual phenotypes and lacks accurate molecular biomarkers. An emerging field of research centers around extracellular vesicles (EVs), nanoscale membrane vesicles which can easily cross the blood-brain barrier. EVs in the blood are derived from various tissues, including the brain. Therefore, purifying central nervous system (CNS)-derived EVs from the blood and analyzing their contents may be a relatively non-invasive way to analyze brain molecular alterations and identify biomarkers in brain disorders. Recently, methods for capturing neuron-derived EVs (NDEs), astrocyte-derived EVs (ADEs), and oligodendrocyte-derived EVs (ODEs) in peripheral blood were reported. In this article, we provide an overview of the research history of EVs in the blood, specifically focusing on biomarker findings in six major brain disorders (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and autism spectrum disorder). Additionally, we discuss the methodology employed for testing CNS-derived EVs. Among brain disorders, Alzheimer's disease has received the most extensive attention in EV research to date. Most studies focus on specific molecules, candidate proteins, or miRNAs. Notably, the most studied molecules implicated in the pathology of these diseases, such as Aβ, tau, and α-synuclein, exhibit good reproducibility. These findings suggest that CNS-derived EVs can serve as valuable tools for observing brain molecular changes minimally invasively. However, further analysis is necessary to understand the cargo composition of these EVs and improve isolation methods. Therefore, research efforts should prioritize the analysis of CNS-derived EVs' origin and genome-wide biomarker discovery studies.
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