Almudena Garcia Ruiz

Dr. Almudena Garcia Ruiz

Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA)-Food, Spain
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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2014 in Food Microbiology
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ARAlmudena Garcia Ruiz
Almudena Garcia Ruiz
DLDolores González de Llano
Dolores González de Llano
AEAdelaida Esteban-Fernández
Adelaida Esteban-Fernández
TRTeresa Requena
Teresa Requena
BBBegoña Bartolome
Begoña Bartolome
MMM.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS
M.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS

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LPLorena del Pozo
Lorena del Pozo
María-Carmen López de las HazasMaría-Carmen López de las Hazas
María-Carmen López de las Hazas
JCJoao Carneiro
Joao Carneiro
PCPAULA GIL CABRERIZO
PAULA GIL CABRERIZO
RSRodrigo San-Cristobal
Rodrigo San-Cristobal
Alberto DavalosAlberto Davalos
Alberto Davalos
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs with a known role as mediators of gene expression in crucial biological processes, which converts them into high potential contenders in the ongoing search for effective therapeutic strategies. However, extracellular RNAs are unstable and rapidly degraded, reducing the possibility of successfully exerting a biological function in distant target cells. Strategies aimed at enhancing the therapeutic potential of miRNAs include the development of efficient, tissue-specific and nonimmunogenic delivery methods. Since miRNAs were discovered to be naturally transported within exosomes, a type of extracellular vesicle that confers protection against RNase degradation and increases miRNA stability have been proposed as ideal delivery vehicles for miRNA-based therapy. Although research in this field has grown rapidly in the last few years, a standard, reproducible and cost-effective protocol for exosome isolation and extracellular RNA delivery is lacking. We aimed to evaluate the use of milk-derived extracellular vesicles as vehicles for extracellular RNA drug delivery. With this purpose, exosomes were isolated from raw bovine milk, combining ultracentrifugation and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) methodology. Isolated exosomes were then loaded with exogenous hsa-miR148a-3p, a highly expressed miRNA in milk exosomes. The suitability of exosomes as delivery vehicles for extracellular RNAs was tested by evaluating the absorption of miR-148a-3p in hepatic (HepG2) and intestinal (Caco-2) cell lines. The potential exertion of a biological effect by miR-148a-3p was assessed by gene expression analysis, using microarrays. Results support that bovine milk is a cost-effective source of exosomes which can be used as nanocarriers of functional miRNAs with a potential use in RNA-based therapy. In addition, we show here that a combination of ultracentrifugation and SEC technics improve exosome enrichment, purity, and integrity for subsequent use.

1 August 2011 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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ARAlmudena Garcia Ruiz
Almudena Garcia Ruiz
EGEva M. González-Rompinelli
Eva M. González-Rompinelli
BBBegoña Bartolome
Begoña Bartolome
MMM.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS
M.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS

1 September 2008 in Food Control
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ARAlmudena Garcia Ruiz
Almudena Garcia Ruiz
BBBegoña Bartolome
Begoña Bartolome
Adolfo J. Martinez-RodriguezAdolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez
Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez
EPE. Pueyo
E. Pueyo
PMP.J. Martín-Álvarez
P.J. Martín-Álvarez
MMM.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS
M.Victoria MORENO-ARRIBAS

1 March 2021 in British Journal of Pharmacology
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LPLorena del Pozo‐Acebo
Lorena del Pozo‐Acebo
María-Carmen López de las HazasMaría-Carmen López de las Hazas
María-Carmen López de las Hazas
AMAbelardo Margollés
Abelardo Margollés
Alberto DavalosAlberto Davalos
Alberto Davalos
ARAlmudena Garcia Ruiz
Almudena Garcia Ruiz

29 October 2021 in European Journal of Nutrition
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MHMaría-Carmen López de Las Hazas
María-Carmen López de Las Hazas
LPLorena Del Pozo-Acebo
Lorena Del Pozo-Acebo
MHMaria S Hansen
Maria S Hansen
JGJudit Gil-Zamorano
Judit Gil-Zamorano
DMDiana C Mantilla-Escalante
Diana C Mantilla-Escalante
Alberto DavalosAlberto Davalos
Alberto Davalos