Introduction
Neuronal‐derived exosomal Aβ42, T‐tau, and P‐T181‐tau have been demonstrated to be biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, no study has assessed the association of Aβ42, T‐tau, and P‐T181‐tau between exosomes and CSF.
Methods
This was a multicenter study with two‐stage design. The subjects included 28 AD patients, 25 aMCI patients, and 29 controls in the discovery stage; the results of which were confirmed in the validation stage (73 AD, 71 aMCI, and 72 controls).
Results
The exosomal concentrations of Aβ42, T‐tau, and P‐T181‐tau in AD group were higher than those in aMCI and control groups (all P < .001). The level of each exosomal biomarker was highly correlated with that in CSF.
Discussion
This study verified the agreement between CSF and blood exosomal biomarkers and confirmed that exosomal Aβ42, T‐tau, and P‐T181‐tau have the same capacity as those in CSF for the diagnosis of AD and aMCI.
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), composed mainly of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are strongly implicated in the development of intestinal inflammation lesions. Its exact etiology and pathogenesis are still undetermined. Recently accumulating evidence supports that group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) are responsible for gastrointestinal mucosal homeostasis through moderate generation of IL-22, IL-17, and GM-CSF in the physiological state. ILC3 contribute to the progression and aggravation of IBD while both IL-22 and IL-17, along with IFN-γ, are overexpressed by the dysregulation of NCR
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ILC3 or NCR
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ILC3 function and the bias of NCR
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ILC3 towards ILC1 as well as regulatory ILC dysfunction in the pathological state. Herein, we feature the group 3 innate lymphoid cells’ development, biological function, maintenance of gut homeostasis, mediation of IBD occurrence, and potential application to IBD therapy.
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