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Comparison of extracellular vesicle isolation methods for the study of exosome cargo within Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati excretory secretory (TES) products.
Wu, Timothy K; Liotta, Janice L; Bowman, Dwight D.
Afiliação
  • Wu TK; Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 930 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. Electronic address: tkw38@cornell.edu.
  • Liotta JL; Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 930 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
  • Bowman DD; Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 930 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
Exp Parasitol ; 261: 108765, 2024 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38679126
ABSTRACT
Toxocara is a genus of nematodes, which infects a variety of hosts, principally dogs and cats, with potential zoonotic risks to humans. Toxocara spp. larvae are capable of migrating throughout the host tissues, eliciting eosinophilic and granulomatous reactions, while surviving for extended periods of time, unchanged, in the host. It is postulated that larvae are capable of altering the host's immune response through the release of excretory-secretory products, containing both proteins and extracellular vesicles (EVs). The study of EVs has increased exponentially in recent years, largely due to their potential use as a diagnostic tool, and in molecular therapy. To this end, there have been multiple isolation methods described for the study of EVs. Here, we use nanoparticle tracking to compare the yield, size distribution, and % labelling of EV samples acquired through various reported methods, from larval cultures of Toxocara canis and T. cati containing Toxocara excretory-secretory products (TES). The methods tested include ultracentrifugation, polymer precipitation, magnetic immunoprecipitation, size exclusion chromatography, and ultrafiltration. Based on these findings, ultrafiltration produces the best results in terms of yield, expected particle size, and % labelling of sample. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed the presence of EVs with characteristic cup-shaped morphology. These findings can serve as a guide for those investigating EVs, particularly those released from multicellular organisms, such as helminths, for which few comparative analyses have been performed.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Toxocara / Ultracentrifugação / Cromatografia em Gel / Toxocara canis / Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão / Exossomos / Vesículas Extracelulares Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Toxocara / Ultracentrifugação / Cromatografia em Gel / Toxocara canis / Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão / Exossomos / Vesículas Extracelulares Limite: Animals Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article