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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Exploring the Potential of Exosomes as Biomarkers in Tuberculosis and Other Diseases.

Rakesh Arya, Bimal Prasad Jit, Vijay Kumar, Jong Joo Kim

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rakesh AryaDepartment of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2089-0891
Bimal Prasad JitDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
Vijay KumarDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8035-9181
Jong Joo KimDepartment of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.
Yeungnam University · KRAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · INJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and remains an important public health issue in developing countries worldwide. The existing methods and techniques available for the diagnosis of TB are based on combinations of laboratory (chemical and biological), radiological, and clinical tests. These methods are sophisticated and laborious and have limitations in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Clinical settings need improved diagnostic biomarkers to accurately detect biological changes due to pathogen invasion and pharmacological responses. Exosomes are membrane-bound vesicles and mediators of intercellular signaling processes that play a significant role in the pathogenesis of various diseases, such as tuberculosis, and can act as promising biomarkers for the monitoring of TB infection. Compared to conventional biomarkers, exosome-derived biomarkers are advantageous because they are easier to detect in different biofluids, are more sensitive and specific, and may be useful in tracking patients' reactions to therapy. This review provides insights into the types of biomarkers, methods of exosome isolation, and roles of the cargo (proteins) present in exosomes isolated from patients through omics studies, such as proteomics. These findings will aid in developing new prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers and could lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets in the clinical setting.

Indexed as

ExosomesLatent TuberculosisTuberculosisBiomarkersHumansProteinsBiomarkersProteinsbiofluidsbiomarkersdiagnosticsexosomestherapeuticstuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID38474139
PMCPMC10931916
OpenAlexW4392359604

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