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. 2021 Oct 28;11:768124. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.768124

Table 1.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in T. cruzi and other parasites.

Pathogen Reference EV Origin Study model Metodology
T. cruzi Bautista-López et al., 2017 M / E Trypomastigotes (Tulahuen strain) / Vero cells in vitro UC, proteomic, WB, SEM
Bayer-Santos et al., 2013 M / E Epimastigotes and trypomastigotes (Dm28c clone) in vitro UC, proteomic, NTA,Sucrose-density gradient, TEM
Cestari et al., 2012 M THP-1 and mouse blood (BALB/c mice) in vitro and
in vivo
UC, FC, TEM
Choudhuri and Garg, 2020 M Trypomastigotes (SylvioX10/4, ATCC 50823) / C2C12, Raw 264.7, blood samples (WT and Parp1-/-) in vitro and in vivo UC, NTA, ZetaView, PCR, CL-ELISA, WB
Cronemberger-Andrade et al., 2020 M / E Trypomastigotes (Y strain) /
THP-1
in vitro UC, SEC, proteomic, SEM, NTA
De Pablos et al., 2016 M / E Trypomastigotes (CL- Brener, PAN4 strains) in vivo UC, TEM
Garcia-Silva et al., 2014 M / E Trypomastigotes (Dm 28c clone) in vitro UC, TEM, Bradford
Lovo-Martins et al., 2018 M / E Trypomastigotes (Y strain) in vitro and
in vivo
UC, NTA
Lozano et al., 2017 M / E Amastigote, epimastigotes, trypomastigotes (PAN4 strain) / Vero cells in vivo UC, SEM, TEM, confocal laser scanning microscopy, Micro-BCA, WB
Madeira et al., 2021 M / E Trypomastigotes (Y strain) and Plasma of chronic Chagas disease patients in vitro and
in vivo
UC, CL-ELISA, NTA, SEM
Moreira et al., 2019 E Trypomastigotes (PAN4 strain) in vitro UC, TEM, NTA, DLS, WB, Micro-BCA
Neves et al., 2014 M / E Trypomastigotes (Y strain and CL-Brener clone) in vitro and
in vivo
UC, SEM, TEM, Bradford
Nogueira et al., 2015 M Trypomastigotes (Colombiana, YuYu, Y and
CL-14 strain)
in vitro and
in vivo
UC, SEC, SEM, NTA, CL-ELISA, Micro BCA
Ramirez et al., 2017 M Epimastigotes and trypomastigotes (Sylvio X10/6, Y, CL strains ) / THP‐1 in vitro and
in vivo
UC, FC, proteomic, Bradford
Ribeiro et al., 2018 M / E Trypomastigotes (Y and YuYu strains) in vitro UC, SEC, SEM, NTA, CL-ELISA, WB, proteomic
Others
Toxoplasma gondii Beauvillain et al., 2007 E Dendritic cell (SRDC) in vivo UC, SEM, Micro-BCA
Leishmania amazonensis Cronemberger-Andrade et al., 2014 M / E Macrophages (Bone marrow cells - BALB/c mice ) in vitro UC, FC, TEM, Micro-BCA
Mycobacterium bovis BCG and M. tuberculosis Giri and Schorey, 2008 E M. tuberculosis and M. bovis BCG-infected macrophages (J774 cell line) in vitro and in vivo UC, Sucrose-density gradient, FC, Micro-BCA, WB, TEM
Leishmania infantum, L. braziliensis and L. amazonensis Nogueira et al., 2020 M / E L. infantum (MCAN/BR/89/BA262 strain), L. braziliensis (MHOM/BR/01/BA788 strain), and L. amazonensis (MHOM/BR/87/BA125 strain) promastigotes in vitro and in vivo UC, NTA, SEM, Micro-BCA
Cryptococcus neoformans Oliveira et al., 2010 M / E C. neoformans (HEC3393, B3501, Cap 67 strains) in vitro UC, confocal laser scanning microscopy, quantitative fluorimetric Amplex Red sterol assay kit
Leishmania donovani and L. major Silverman et al., 2010 E L. donovani (Sudan S2,
1SR, 1SR HSP1002/2, Bob, BobLPG22/2 strains) and L. major (Fredlin strain) amastigotes
in vitro and in vivo UC, mass spectrometry, Sucrose-density gradient, WB
Candida albicans Vargas et al., 2015 M / E C. albicans (11, ATCC 90028, ATCC SC5314 strains) in vitro UC, TEM, DLS, SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting, proteomic, quantitative fluorimetric kit

M, Microvesicles; E, Exosomes; UC, Ultracentrifugation; WB, Western Blot; SEM, Scanning Electron Microscopy; TEM, Transmission Electron Microscopy; FC, Flow Cytometry; DLS, Dynamic Light Scattering; NTA, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis; SEC, Size-exclusion Chromatography; CL-ELISA, Chemiluminescent Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay; Micro-BCA, bicinchoninic acid assay; Micro-BCA, protein assay kit; PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction; CLSM, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy.