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ArticleCells2024

Altered Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Protein and microRNA Signatures in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Sabine Bartel, Justina C Wolters, Hasnat Noor, Karim Rafie, Jiahua Fang, Benedikt Kirchner, Esther Nolte-T Hoen, Michael W Pfaffl, Steven Rutgers, Wim Timens and 2 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. The dual promise of extracellular vesicles in lung diseases: towards reliable biomarkers and drug delivery vectors.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  11. The bronchoalveolar proteome changes in obesity.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Sabine BartelDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Justina C WoltersDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0066-3720
Hasnat NoorDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Karim RafieDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2418-0061
Jiahua FangDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Benedikt KirchnerDivision of Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3878-0148
Esther Nolte-T HoenDepartment of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Michael W PfafflDivision of Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3192-1019
Steven RutgersScheper Hospital, 7824 AA Emmen, The Netherlands.
Wim TimensDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4146-6363
Maarten van den BergeGroningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Machteld N HylkemaDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6732-8903

Funding

Longfonds Junior Investigator Grant 4.2.19.040JONoordelijke Cara Stichting 2019/02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease for which there is no cure. Accumulating research results suggest a role for extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the pathogenesis of COPD. This study aimed to uncover the involvement of EVs and their molecular cargo in the progression of COPD by identification of EV-associated protein and microRNA (miRNA) profiles. We isolated EVs from the bronchial alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of 18 patients with COPD and 11 healthy controls using size-exclusion chromatography. EV isolates were characterized using nanoparticle tracking analysis and protein content. Proteomic analysis revealed a higher abundance of 284 proteins (log2FC > 1) and a lower abundance of 3 proteins (log2FC < -1) in EVs derived from patients with COPD. Ingenuity pathway analysis showed that proteins enriched in COPD-associated EVs trigger inflammatory responses, including neutrophil degranulation. Variances in surface receptors and ligands associated with COPD EVs suggest a preferential interaction with alveolar cells. Small RNAseq analysis identified a higher abundance of ten miRNAs and a lower abundance of one miRNA in EVs from COPD versus controls (Basemean > 100, FDR < 0.05). Our data indicate that the molecular composition of EVs in the BALF of patients with COPD is altered compared to healthy control EVs. Several components in COPD EVs were identified that may perpetuate inflammation and alveolar tissue destruction.

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Bronchoalveolar Lavage FluidExtracellular VesiclesMicroRNAsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsMicroRNAsbronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)extracellular vesicle (EV)inflammationmiRNAproteomics

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PMID38891077
PMCPMC11171984

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