2021
Supermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets
Zhang Q, Jeppesen DK, Higginbotham JN, Graves-Deal R, Trinh VQ, Ramirez MA, Sohn Y, Neininger AC, Taneja N, McKinley ET, Niitsu H, Cao Z, Evans R, Glass SE, Ray KC, Fissell WH, Hill S, Rose KL, Huh WJ, Washington MK, Ayers GD, Burnette DT, Sharma S, Rome LH, Franklin JL, Lee YA, Liu Q, Coffey RJ. Supermeres are functional extracellular nanoparticles replete with disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Nature Cell Biology 2021, 23: 1240-1254. PMID: 34887515, PMCID: PMC8656144, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-021-00805-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesTherapeutic targetExtracellular vesiclesHepatic lipidsCardiovascular diseaseCetuximab resistanceMultiple cancersAlzheimer's diseaseDiseaseLactate secretionDisease biomarkersBiomarkersExtracellular RNAIntense investigationHuman diseasesGreater uptakeVivoCancerSecretion
2020
Distribution of duodenal tuft cells is altered in pediatric patients with acute and chronic enteropathy
Huh WJ, Roland JT, Asai M, Kaji I. Distribution of duodenal tuft cells is altered in pediatric patients with acute and chronic enteropathy. Biomedical Research 2020, 41: 113-118. PMID: 32307399, PMCID: PMC10037909, DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.41.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuft cell numbersIntestinal tuft cellsTuft cellsAcute duodenitisPediatric patientsCeliac diseaseAge-matched normal controlsDouble-blind conditionsCell numberDuodenal ulcerSevere inflammationMucosal integrityPathological diagnosisDuodenal mucosaNormal controlsPathological specimensUseful markerInflammationNormal tissuesPatientsHuman intestineClinical interestPathological conditionsDuodenitisUlcers