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  • Open Access
20 Citations
11,371 Views
15 Pages

Bioinspired Principles for Large-Scale Networked Sensor Systems: An Overview

  • Rune Hylsberg Jacobsen,
  • Qi Zhang and
  • Thomas Skjødeberg Toftegaard

7 April 2011

Biology has often been used as a source of inspiration in computer science and engineering. Bioinspired principles have found their way into network node design and research due to the appealing analogies between biological systems and large networks...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,672 Views
21 Pages

Astrocytic Vesicle Mobility in Health and Disease

  • Maja Potokar,
  • Nina Vardjan,
  • Matjaž Stenovec,
  • Mateja Gabrijel,
  • Saša Trkov,
  • Jernej Jorgačevski,
  • Marko Kreft and
  • Robert Zorec

27 May 2013

Astrocytes are no longer considered subservient to neurons, and are, instead, now understood to play an active role in brain signaling. The intercellular communication of astrocytes with neurons and other non-neuronal cells involves the exchange of m...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,989 Views
25 Pages

Connexins—Therapeutic Targets in Cancers

  • Magdalena Nalewajska,
  • Małgorzata Marchelek-Myśliwiec,
  • Martyna Opara-Bajerowicz,
  • Violetta Dziedziejko and
  • Andrzej Pawlik

30 November 2020

Connexins (Cx) are members of a protein family that forms intercellular channels localised in gap junction (GJ) plaques and single transmembrane channels called hemichannels. They participate in intercellular communication or communication between th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,385 Views
20 Pages

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are relatively recently discovered biological nanoparticles that mediate intercellular communication. The development of new methods for the isolation and characterization of EVs is crucial to support further studies on t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,657 Views
23 Pages

Trogocytosis between Non-Immune Cells for Cell Clearance, and among Immune-Related Cells for Modulating Immune Responses and Autoimmunity

  • Ko-Jen Li,
  • Cheng-Han Wu,
  • Cheng-Hsun Lu,
  • Chieh-Yu Shen,
  • Yu-Min Kuo,
  • Chang-Youh Tsai,
  • Song-Chou Hsieh and
  • Chia-Li Yu

24 February 2021

The term trogocytosis refers to a rapid bidirectional and active transfer of surface membrane fragment and associated proteins between cells. The trogocytosis requires cell-cell contact, and exhibits fast kinetics and the limited lifetime of the tran...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,712 Views
11 Pages

Variation in Photosynthetic Traits and Correlation with Growth in Teak (Tectona grandis Linn.) Clones

  • Guihua Huang,
  • Kunnan Liang,
  • Zaizhi Zhou,
  • Guang Yang and
  • Enarth Maviton Muralidharan

10 January 2019

In order to interpret the patterns of genetic variation of photosynthesis and the relationships with growth traits within gene resources of teak (Tectona grandis Linn.), gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, growth traits of plants i...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,964 Views
21 Pages

Corneal Treatment, Repair, and Regeneration: Exosomes at Rescue

  • Brooke T. Robbins,
  • Kate A. Montreuil,
  • Neloy Kundu,
  • Prashant Kumar and
  • Vibhuti Agrahari

Exosomes are extracellular vesicles within the nanosized range that play roles in intercellular communication and thus have certain biological activities. The secretory signaling communication mechanism is an efficient way of exchanging information b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
5,252 Views
24 Pages

Microglia-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Reduce Glioma Growth by Modifying Tumor Cell Metabolism and Enhancing Glutamate Clearance through miR-124

  • Carmela Serpe,
  • Lucia Monaco,
  • Michela Relucenti,
  • Ludovica Iovino,
  • Pietro Familiari,
  • Ferdinando Scavizzi,
  • Marcello Raspa,
  • Giuseppe Familiari,
  • Laura Civiero and
  • Myriam Catalano
  • + 2 authors

12 August 2021

Brain homeostasis needs continuous exchange of intercellular information among neurons, glial cells, and immune cells, namely microglial cells. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are active players of this process. All the cells of the body, including the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,474 Views
16 Pages

22 May 2019

Hemp is a Pb-tolerant and Pb-accumulating plant and the study of its tolerance mechanisms could facilitate the breeding of hemp with enhanced Pb tolerance and accumulation. In the present study, we took advantage of sequential window acquisition of a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,238 Views
12 Pages

Vermicompost Tea in the Production, Gas Exchange and Quality of Strawberry Fruits

  • Gabriel Lobo de Mendonça,
  • Jader Galba Busato,
  • Ernandes Rodrigues de Alencar and
  • Alessandra Monteiro de Paula

The water-soluble extract from vermicompost, also known as vermicompost tea (VT), has attracted interest in sustainable production research due to its potential to increase crop yields. However, information regarding the influence of this bioinput on...

  • Review
  • Open Access
190 Citations
17,069 Views
22 Pages

29 April 2013

Many aspects of intercellular communication are mediated through “sending” and “receiving” packets of information via the secretion and subsequent receptor-mediated detection of biomolecular species including cytokines, chemokines, and even metabolit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,432 Views
15 Pages

The Triple Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Exosome Technology as a Potential Tool for Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  • Andrea Pagani,
  • Dominik Duscher,
  • Sebastian Geis,
  • Silvan Klein,
  • Leonard Knoedler,
  • Adriana C. Panayi,
  • Dmytro Oliinyk,
  • Oliver Felthaus and
  • Lukas Prantl

2 April 2024

Background: Extracellular vesicles are pivotal mediators in intercellular communication, facilitating the exchange of biological information among healthy, pathological and tumor cells. Between the diverse subtypes of extracellular vesicles, exosomes...

  • Review
  • Open Access
355 Citations
21,035 Views
29 Pages

Exosomes as Intercellular Signaling Organelles Involved in Health and Disease: Basic Science and Clinical Applications

  • Chiara Corrado,
  • Stefania Raimondo,
  • Antonio Chiesi,
  • Francesco Ciccia,
  • Giacomo De Leo and
  • Riccardo Alessandro

6 March 2013

Cell to cell communication is essential for the coordination and proper organization of different cell types in multicellular systems. Cells exchange information through a multitude of mechanisms such as secreted growth factors and chemokines, small...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,181 Views
29 Pages

Changes Induced by P2X7 Receptor Stimulation of Human Glioblastoma Stem Cells in the Proteome of Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from Their Secretome

  • Fabrizio Di Giuseppe,
  • Lucia Ricci-Vitiani,
  • Roberto Pallini,
  • Roberta Di Pietro,
  • Patrizia Di Iorio,
  • Giuliano Ascani,
  • Renata Ciccarelli and
  • Stefania Angelucci

25 March 2024

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted from many tumors, including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and lethal brain tumor in adults, which shows high resistance to current therapies and poor patient prognosis. Given the high relevan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,673 Views
13 Pages

Exosomes are cell-secreted nanoparticles containing various molecules including small vesicles, microRNAs (miRNAs), messenger RNAs or bioactive proteins which are thought to be of paramount importance for intercellular communication. The unique effec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,017 Views
21 Pages

Non-Cytotoxic Quantum Dot–Chitosan Nanogel Biosensing Probe for Potential Cancer Targeting Agent

  • Tyler Maxwell,
  • Tahmina Banu,
  • Edward Price,
  • Jeremy Tharkur,
  • Maria Gabriela Nogueira Campos,
  • Andre Gesquiere and
  • Swadeshmukul Santra

18 December 2015

Quantum dot (Qdot) biosensors have consistently provided valuable information to researchers about cellular activity due to their unique fluorescent properties. Many of the most popularly used Qdots contain cadmium, posing the risk of toxicity that c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,221 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Alkaline Salt Stress on Photosynthetic Activities of Potato Plants (Solanum tuberosum L.)

  • Congang Shen,
  • Wenhui Yang,
  • Yichen Kang,
  • Shuhao Qin,
  • Weina Zhang,
  • Yuhui Liu,
  • Siyuan Qian and
  • Yuchen Han

26 September 2025

Land salinization severely limits the development of agriculture, and the growing global population poses a serious challenge to food security. As an abiotic stress factor limiting photosynthesis in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), alkaline salt stre...