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Aquaporins in Urinary Extracellular Vesicles (Exosomes)

Since the successful characterization of urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) by Knepper’s group in 2004, these vesicles have been a focus of intense basic and translational research worldwide, with the aim of developing novel biomarkers and therapeutics for renal disease. Along with these studies,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oshikawa, Sayaka, Sonoda, Hiroko, Ikeda, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4926490/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27322253
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17060957
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Sumario:Since the successful characterization of urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) by Knepper’s group in 2004, these vesicles have been a focus of intense basic and translational research worldwide, with the aim of developing novel biomarkers and therapeutics for renal disease. Along with these studies, there is growing evidence that aquaporins (AQPs), water channel proteins, in uEVs have the potential to be diagnostically useful. In this review, we highlight current knowledge of AQPs in uEVs from their discovery to clinical application.