Liquid biopsy: monitoring cancer-genetics in the blood

E Crowley, F Di Nicolantonio, F Loupakis… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2013 - nature.com
Cancer is associated with mutated genes, and analysis of tumour-linked genetic alterations
is increasingly used for diagnostic, prognostic and treatment purposes. The genetic profile of …

Liquid biopsies: applications for cancer diagnosis and monitoring

I Martins, IP Ribeiro, J Jorge, AC Gonçalves… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The minimally—or non-invasive detection of circulating tumor-derived components in
biofluids, such as blood, liquid biopsy is a revolutionary approach with significant potential …

Liquid biopsies, novel approaches and future directions

A Armakolas, M Kotsari, J Koskinas - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The gold standard for detecting cancer and profiling tumors is tissue
biopsies. Despite this, tissue biopsies have been associated with many limitations leading to …

[PDF][PDF] Liquid biopsy for cancer: circulating tumor cells, circulating free DNA or exosomes?

W Zhang, W **a, Z Lv, C Ni, Y **n, L Yang - Cellular Physiology and …, 2017 - karger.com
Precision medicine and personalized medicine are based on the development of
biomarkers, and liquid biopsy has been reported to be able to detect biomarkers that carry …

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells: sensing nucleic acids in viral infection and autoimmune diseases

M Gilliet, W Cao, YJ Liu - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2008 - nature.com
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are important mediators of antiviral immunity through
their ability to produce large amounts of type I interferons (IFNs) on viral infection. This …

Extracellular DNA traps in inflammation, injury and healing

C Daniel, M Leppkes, LE Muñoz, G Schley… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Following strong activation signals, several types of immune cells reportedly release
chromatin and granular proteins into the extracellular space, forming DNA traps. This …

Advantages and challenges of using ctDNA NGS to assess the presence of minimal residual disease (MRD) in solid tumors

L Larribère, UM Martens - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Minimal residual disease (MRD) represents a status of the disease which
is assumed to still be present in the body until it is clinically observed by radiology. At this …

Cell separation: Terminology and practical considerations

MJ Tomlinson, S Tomlinson… - Journal of tissue …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Cell separation is a powerful tool in biological research. Increasing usage, particularly within
the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine communities, means that researchers …

Antimicrobial peptides and self-DNA in autoimmune skin inflammation

M Gilliet, R Lande - Current opinion in immunology, 2008 - Elsevier
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated detection of viral nucleic acids and production of type I
interferons (IFNs) by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are key elements of antiviral …

Dendritic cell recruitment and activation in autoimmunity

S Sozzani, A Del Prete, D Bosisio - Journal of autoimmunity, 2017 - Elsevier
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen presenting cells displaying the unique
capability to activate naïve T cells. DCs react to pathogen encounter also by the production …