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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Exosomes in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Septic Lung Injury
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Genetics
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JoVE Journal Genetics
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Exosomes in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Septic Lung Injury

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Exosomes in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Septic Lung Injury

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08:27 min

May 21, 2018

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08:27 min
May 21, 2018

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Mice exposed to intraperitoneal LPS secrete exosomes in Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid that are packaged with miRNAs. Using a co-culture system, we show that exosomes released in the BAL fluid disrupt expression of tight junction proteins in bronchial epithelial cells and increase expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines that accentuate lung injury.

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