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Ultrafiltration and size exclusion chromatography combined with asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation for the isolation and characterisation of extracellular vesicles from urine.

ABSTRACT: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have a great potential in clinical applications. However, their isolation from different bodily fluids and their characterisation are currently not optimal or standardised. Here, we report the results of examining the performance of ultrafiltration combined with size exclusion chromatography (UF-SEC) to isolate EVs from urine. The results reveal that UF-SEC is an efficient method and provides high purity. Furthermore, we introduce asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation coupled with a UV detector and multi-angle light-scattering detector (AF4/UV-MALS) as a characterisation method and compare it with current methods. We demonstrate that AF4/UV-MALS is a straightforward and reproducible method for determining size, amount and purity of isolated urinary EVs.

SUBMITTER: Oeyen E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032024 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ultrafiltration and size exclusion chromatography combined with asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation for the isolation and characterisation of extracellular vesicles from urine.

Oeyen Eline E Van Mol Kurt K Baggerman Geert G Willems Hanny H Boonen Kurt K Rolfo Christian C Rolfo Christian C Pauwels Patrick P Jacobs An A Schildermans Karin K Cho William C WC Mertens Inge I

Journal of extracellular vesicles 20180703 1

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have a great potential in clinical applications. However, their isolation from different bodily fluids and their characterisation are currently not optimal or standardised. Here, we report the results of examining the performance of ultrafiltration combined with size exclusion chromatography (UF-SEC) to isolate EVs from urine. The results reveal that UF-SEC is an efficient method and provides high purity. Furthermore, we introduce asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractio ...[more]

PMID: 29988836

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Project description:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous population of biological particles released by cells. They represent an attractive source of potential biomarkers for early detection of diseases such as cancer. However, it is critical that sufficient amounts of EVs can be isolated and purified in a robust and reproducible manner. Several isolation methods that seem to produce distinct populations of vesicles exist, making data comparability difficult. While some methods induce cellular stress that may affect both the quantity and function of the EVs produced, others involve expensive reagents or equipment unavailable for many laboratories. Thus, there is a need for a standardized, feasible and cost-effective method for isolation of EVs from cell culture supernatants. Here we present the most common obstacles in the production and isolation of small EVs, and we suggest a combination of relatively simple strategies to avoid these. Three distinct cell lines were used (human oral squamous cell carcinoma (PE/CA-PJ49/E10)), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (BxPC3), and a human melanoma brain metastasis (H3). The addition of 1% exosome-depleted FBS to Advanced culture media enabled for reduced presence of contaminating bovine EVs while still ensuring an acceptable cell proliferation and low cellular stress. Cells were gradually adapted to these new media. Furthermore, using the Integra CELLine AD1000 culture flask we increased the number of cells and thereby EVs in 3D-culture. A combination of ultrafiltration with different molecular weight cut-offs and size-exclusion chromatography was further used for the isolation of a heterogeneous population of small EVs with low protein contamination. The EVs were characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis, immunoaffinity capture, flow cytometry, Western blot and transmission electron microscopy. We successfully isolated a significant amount of small EVs compatible with exosomes from three distinct cell lines in order to demonstrate reproducibility with cell lines of different origin. The EVs were characterized as CD9 positive with a size between 60-140 nm. We conclude that this new combination of methods is a robust and improved strategy for the isolation of EVs, and in particular small EVs compatible with exosomes, from cell culture media without the use of specialized equipment such as an ultracentrifuge.

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Ultrafiltration and size exclusion chromatography combined with asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation for the isolation and characterisation of extracellular vesicles from urine.

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Ultrafiltration and size exclusion chromatography combined with asymmetrical-flow field-flow fractionation for the isolation and characterisation of extracellular vesicles from urine.

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