A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk

Scope. Milk provides a natural means of nutrient supply to infants. Exosomes are an important component of milk that are not only being studied for their promise in translational medicine but also in infant nutrition. They also play important roles in intercellular communication and immune function...

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Main Authors: Kanchan Vaswani, Murray D. Mitchell, Olivia J. Holland, Yong Qin Koh, Rebecca J. Hill, Tracy Harb, Peter S. W. Davies, Hassendrini Peiris
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5764740
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author Kanchan Vaswani
Murray D. Mitchell
Olivia J. Holland
Yong Qin Koh
Rebecca J. Hill
Tracy Harb
Peter S. W. Davies
Hassendrini Peiris
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Murray D. Mitchell
Olivia J. Holland
Yong Qin Koh
Rebecca J. Hill
Tracy Harb
Peter S. W. Davies
Hassendrini Peiris
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description Scope. Milk provides a natural means of nutrient supply to infants. Exosomes are an important component of milk that are not only being studied for their promise in translational medicine but also in infant nutrition. They also play important roles in intercellular communication and immune function in mammary glands and are able to transfer their materials to the recipient. Therefore, the isolation of high-quality exosomes is an important aspect of exosome research. Methods and Results. This study is a technical study, which provides a detailed methodology for the isolation and enrichment of exosomes from milk. In this study, we evaluate the suitability of using the exosome enrichment method that we have recently published for bovine milk, on human milk. We initially isolated extracellular vesicles from human and bovine milk on a fresh set of samples, using ultracentrifugation, and then exosomes were subsequently enriched via size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Following isolation and enrichment, exosomes from both species were characterized by particle concentration (nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA), morphology (transmission electron microscopy, TEM), and the presence of exosomal markers (immunoblotting and mass spectrometry using information dependant acquisition (IDA)). The key exosomal characteristics of spherical/donut-shaped morphology, the presence of exosomal markers, e.g., FLOT-1 and the tetraspanins, CD9 and CD81), and particle concentration were confirmed in both human and bovine milk exosomes. Conclusion. We conclude that our robust exosome enrichment method, previously published for bovine milk, is suitable for use on human milk.
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spelling doaj-art-194990a75f3849d0b79f366cdfd578aa2025-08-20T03:55:45ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322019-01-01201910.1155/2019/57647405764740A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine MilkKanchan Vaswani0Murray D. Mitchell1Olivia J. Holland2Yong Qin Koh3Rebecca J. Hill4Tracy Harb5Peter S. W. Davies6Hassendrini Peiris7Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation-Centre for Children’s Health Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation-Centre for Children’s Health Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation-Centre for Children’s Health Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation-Centre for Children’s Health Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation-Centre for Children’s Health Research, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, AustraliaScope. Milk provides a natural means of nutrient supply to infants. Exosomes are an important component of milk that are not only being studied for their promise in translational medicine but also in infant nutrition. They also play important roles in intercellular communication and immune function in mammary glands and are able to transfer their materials to the recipient. Therefore, the isolation of high-quality exosomes is an important aspect of exosome research. Methods and Results. This study is a technical study, which provides a detailed methodology for the isolation and enrichment of exosomes from milk. In this study, we evaluate the suitability of using the exosome enrichment method that we have recently published for bovine milk, on human milk. We initially isolated extracellular vesicles from human and bovine milk on a fresh set of samples, using ultracentrifugation, and then exosomes were subsequently enriched via size exclusion chromatography (SEC). Following isolation and enrichment, exosomes from both species were characterized by particle concentration (nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA), morphology (transmission electron microscopy, TEM), and the presence of exosomal markers (immunoblotting and mass spectrometry using information dependant acquisition (IDA)). The key exosomal characteristics of spherical/donut-shaped morphology, the presence of exosomal markers, e.g., FLOT-1 and the tetraspanins, CD9 and CD81), and particle concentration were confirmed in both human and bovine milk exosomes. Conclusion. We conclude that our robust exosome enrichment method, previously published for bovine milk, is suitable for use on human milk.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5764740
spellingShingle Kanchan Vaswani
Murray D. Mitchell
Olivia J. Holland
Yong Qin Koh
Rebecca J. Hill
Tracy Harb
Peter S. W. Davies
Hassendrini Peiris
A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
title A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
title_full A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
title_fullStr A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
title_full_unstemmed A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
title_short A Method for the Isolation of Exosomes from Human and Bovine Milk
title_sort method for the isolation of exosomes from human and bovine milk
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