Inflammatory extracellular vesicles

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Scope of the method

The Method relates to
  • Human health
The Method is situated in
  • Basic Research
  • Translational - Applied Research
Type of method
  • In vitro - Ex vivo
This method makes use of
  • Human derived cells / tissues / organs
Specify the type of cells/tissues/organs
HUVEC/ THP-1

Description

Method keywords
  • EV isolation
  • EV charactrization
  • profiling
Scientific area keywords
  • cardiovascular disorders
Method description

TEM, NTA and western blot were used to characterize the purified inflammation‐associated EV subpopulations from TNF-α treated HUVEC based on their sedimentation speeds (10K and110K) and surface markers (CDs and ICAM-1). Protein arrays were used to discover the immunomodulatory content of subpopulations. In addition, functional integrity of the EV subpopulations was assessed using migration cell based assays.

Lab equipment
  • NTA 
  • TEM 
  • WB
  • Protein array
  • SPR
  • FACs
Method status
  • Published in peer reviewed journal
  • Currently submitted for further validation by an external party (e.g. OECD, EURL ECVAM,…)

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Contact person

Baharak Hosseinkhani

Organisations

University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
Bionanotechnology Research Group, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Hasselt University, Martelarenlaan 42, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Belgium