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Acidification of blood plasma facilitates the separation and analysis of extracellular vesicles

Mladenović, Danilo and Khamari, Delaram and Kittel, Ágnes and Koort, Kairi and Buzás, Edit Irén and Zarovni, Natasa (2023) Acidification of blood plasma facilitates the separation and analysis of extracellular vesicles. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS. ISSN 1538-7933

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Abstract

Background: Blood plasma is available with minimal invasive sampling, it has significant diagnostic utility, and it is a valuable source of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Neverthe- less, rich protein content, the presence of lipoproteins (LPs) that share similar biophysical properties, and relatively low abundance of EVs, especially those of rare subpopulations, make any downstream application a very challenging task. The growing evidence of the intricate surface interactome of EVs, and the association of EVs with LPs, impose further challenges during EV purification, detection, and biomarker analyses. Objectives: In this study, we tackled the fundamental issues of plasma EV yield and LP co-isolation and their implications in the subsequent marker analyses. Methods: Moderate acidification of plasma was combined with size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and/or differential centrifugation (DC) to disrupt LPs and improve recovery of EVs and their subsequent detection by immunoassays and single-particle analysis methods. Results: Our results demonstrate a surprisingly efficient enrichment of EVs (up to 3.3-fold higher than at pH 7) and partial depletion of LPs (up to 61.2%). Acidification of blood plasma samples enabled a quick single-step isoelectric precipitation of up to 20.4% of EVs directly from plasma, upon short low-speed centrifugation. Conclusion: Thus, acidification holds potential as a simple and inexpensive methodological step, which improves the efficacy of plasma EV enrichment and may have implications in future biomarker discoveries.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: blood plasma, extracellular vesicles, immunoassay, lipoproteins, pH
Subjects: R Medicine / orvostudomány > R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában > R850-854 Experimental medicine / kisérleti orvostudomány
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 03 Apr 2023 11:10
Last Modified: 03 Apr 2023 11:10
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/163293

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