Gobble

Extracellular Vesicles and miRNA Group/ Placenta Laboratory, Obstetrics, Jena University Hospital

In this image, you can see the nerve cell (green) of a young mouse that is in the process of gobbling up, or internalizing, so-called "extracellular vesicles" (red). Vesicles are spheric bodies that are formed from the membrane of cells, and contain many different chemical substances, which can, for example, trigger reactions in other cells. In this experiment by Dr. José Murrieta-Coxca, vesicles extracted from the blood of an old mouse induced an inflammation in the neurons of a young mouse after uptake. Such inflammatory reactions are also seen in age-related diseases of the nervous system, like Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers hope that these experiments will provide insights into the treatment or prevention of such diseases.

© José M. Murrieta-Coxca

Gobble

Extracellular Vesicles and miRNA Group/ Placenta Laboratory, Obstetrics, Jena University Hospital

In this image, you can see the nerve cell (green) of a young mouse that is in the process of gobbling up, or internalizing, so-called "extracellular vesicles" (red). Vesicles are spheric bodies that are formed from the membrane of cells, and contain many different chemical substances, which can, for example, trigger reactions in other cells. In this experiment by Dr. José Murrieta-Coxca, vesicles extracted from the blood of an old mouse induced an inflammation in the neurons of a young mouse after uptake. Such inflammatory reactions are also seen in age-related diseases of the nervous system, like Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers hope that these experiments will provide insights into the treatment or prevention of such diseases.

© José M. Murrieta-Coxca