June 1, 2020

ISEV and ISCT statement on EVs from MSCs and other cells: considerations for potential therapeutic agents to suppress COVID-19

Two members of GEIVEX board: Dr Falcón-Pérez and Dr Borrás, have participated in the discussion that lead to the joint statement of ISEV and ISCT on the use of EVs on COVID-19. STATEMENT: The International Society for Cellular and Gene Therapies (ISCT) and the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) recognize the potential of extracellular […]

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May 29, 2020

Polarized Sorting of Patched Enables Cytoneme-Mediated Hedgehog Reception in the Drosophila Wing Disc

The group of Isabel Guerrero at CBM-SO, has recently described how Hedgehog (Hh) signal molecules, which play a fundamental role in development, adult stem cell maintenance and cancer, can signal at a distance via a graded distribution across Drosophila epithelia that is mediated by filopodia-like structures called cytonemes. Hh reception by Patched (Ptc) happens at […]

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May 29, 2020

Vesicles Shed by Pathological Murine Adipocytes Spread Pathology: Characterization and Functional Role of Insulin Resistant/Hypertrophied Adiposomes

Un posible marcador da obesidade nas vesículas extracelulares Científicos do IDIS de Santiago conclúen que as vesículas liberadas por adipocitos obesos e diabéticos inducen estas patoloxías en adipocitos sans. O redescubrimento das vesículas extracelulares (pequenas estruturas liberadas por todas as células do organismo), debido ao papel tan importante que xogan tanto nos procesos fisiolóxicos normais como en […]

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May 27, 2020

The malaria parasite ‘P. vivax’ can remain in the spleen upon expression of certain proteins

The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax can adhere to human spleen cells through the expression of so-called variant proteins. These are the conclusions of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” and the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP). The results, published in PNAS, suggest that this could […]

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May 27, 2020

¿Se puede monitorizar la fibrosis renal de forma no invasiva?

Un proyecto del IGTP desarrolla un test rápido, barato y efectivo para monitorizar el grado de fibrosis del riñón trasplantado https://www.lavanguardia.com/ciencia/20200518/481150903605/preguntas-big-vang-fibrosis-renal-trasplante-rinon-biomarcador-no-invasivo-francesc-borras-igtp.html

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May 27, 2020

Special Issue “Role of the Extracellular Vesicles Shed by Adipose Tissue in Obesity”

Dear Colleagues, Happy to announce this Special Issue on “Role of the Extracellular Vesicles Shed by Adipose Tissue in Obesity” We invite researchers to contribute either with original research or review articles focusing on every aspect regarding the role and function of EVs shed by adipose tissue in healthy and pathological conditions including the onset […]

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