2024
Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation
Lallai V, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, Chen Y, Fowler J, Manca L, Piomelli D, Williams K, Nairn A, Fowler C. Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 1143. PMID: 39334909, PMCID: PMC11430348, DOI: 10.3390/biom14091143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate early gene c-fosChronic THC exposureEarly gene c-fosCannabinoid 1 receptorGene c-fosSex-specific mannerTHC exposurePsychoactive componentExtracellular vesiclesCentral signaling mechanismDrug effectsTHCChoroid plexus epithelial cellsFemale ratsC-fosPlexus epithelial cellsBrainCannabisRelease of EVsRegulate intercellular communicationCerebrospinal fluidEpithelial cellsIntercellular signaling mediatorsEV signalingIntercellular communication
2023
Peripheral signature of altered synaptic integrity in young onset cannabis use disorder: A proteomic study of circulating extracellular vesicles
Ganesh S, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, D'Souza D, Nairn A, Elgert K, Eitan E, Ranganathan M. Peripheral signature of altered synaptic integrity in young onset cannabis use disorder: A proteomic study of circulating extracellular vesicles. The World Journal Of Biological Psychiatry 2023, 24: 603-613. PMID: 36994633, PMCID: PMC10471733, DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2023.2197039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuron-derived extracellular vesiclesLabel-free quantification mass spectrometryProteomic studiesCannabis use disorderExtracellular vesiclesMass spectrometry proteomic analysisDifferential proteomic profilesAdapter proteinProteomic analysisPost-synaptic densityPeripheral signatureMolecular basisProteomic profilesProteinMarkers of neuropathologyBrain tissue samplesSynaptic pathologyVesiclesSynaptic integrityImmunoaffinity methodUse disordersFunctional integrityImportant insightsNeuropathologyPilot study
2021
Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling
Zhang L, Lin TV, Yuan Q, Sadoul R, Lam TT, Bordey A. Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 3799-3807. PMID: 33741723, PMCID: PMC8084316, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0766-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesRegulation of HDAC2Extracellular vesiclesSpine developmentCell-cell signalingTranscriptional programsCortical neuronsSEV releaseTranscriptional decreaseDendritic spinesNeuronal developmentNeuron developmentDendritic spine developmentLines of evidenceHDAC2Paracrine communicationAge-dependent decreaseVesiclesPopulations of neuronsRegulationLC-MS/MSHDAC2 levelsSynaptic targetsExcitatory synapsesSpine growth
2020
Bioactive Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With Disease Progression in Scleroderma‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Ryu C, Walia A, Ortiz V, Perry C, Woo S, Reeves BC, Sun H, Winkler J, Kanyo JE, Wang W, Vukmirovic M, Ristic N, Stratton EA, Meena SR, Minasyan M, Kurbanov D, Liu X, Lam TT, Farina G, Gomez JL, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Bioactive Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With Disease Progression in Scleroderma‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2020, 72: 1905-1915. PMID: 32602227, PMCID: PMC8081728, DOI: 10.1002/art.41418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCGAS/STING activationExtracellular vesiclesMitochondrial DNAPattern recognition receptorsCyclic GMP-AMP synthase/stimulatorHuman lung fibroblastsSSc-ILD cohortsInterstitial lung diseaseMT-ATP6 geneΑ-SMA expressionI interferonSSc-ILDScleroderma-Associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseSynthetic CpG DNATLR-9Clinical outcomesLung diseaseSTING activationInterleukin-6Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based methodProteomic profilesMulticellular originSystemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung diseaseImmune pattern recognition receptorsExtracellular mtDNA