Manuel Valero

Prof. Manuel Valero

Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE), Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), 03202 Elche, Spain
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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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1 August 2003 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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MVManuel Valero
Manuel Valero
MSM.C. Salmerón
M.C. Salmerón

17 April 2023 in Antioxidants
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AKAlina Kilasoniya
Alina Kilasoniya
LGLuiza Garaeva
Luiza Garaeva
TSTatiana Shtam
Tatiana Shtam
ASAnastasiia Spitsyna
Anastasiia Spitsyna
EPElena Putevich
Elena Putevich
DSDomingo Saura
Domingo Saura
Plant-derived extracellular vesicles (PEVs) have gained attention as promising bioactive nutraceutical molecules; their presence in common fruit juices has increased their significance because human interaction is inevitable. The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential of PEVs derived from grapefruit and tomato juices as functional ingredients, antioxidant compounds, and delivery vehicles. PEVs were isolated using differential ultracentrifugation and were found to be similar in size and morphology to mammalian exosomes. The yield of grapefruit exosome-like vesicles (GEVs) was higher than that of tomato exosome-like vesicles (TEVs), despite the latter having larger vesicle sizes. Furthermore, the antioxidant activity of GEVs and TEVs was found to be low in comparison to their juice sources, indicating a limited contribution of PEVs to the juice. GEVs showed a higher efficiency in being loaded with the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) than TEVs, as well as a higher efficiency than TEV and PEV-free HSP70 in delivering HSP70 to glioma cells. Overall, our results revealed that GEVs present a higher potential as functional ingredients present in juice and that they exert the potential to deliver functional molecules to human cells. Although PEVs showed low antioxidant activity, their role in oxidative response in cells should be further addressed.

1 January 2006 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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MVManuel Valero
Manuel Valero
MGM.J. Giner
M.J. Giner


1 April 2003 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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MVManuel Valero
Manuel Valero
Pablo S. Fernández-EscamezPablo S. Fernández-Escamez
Pablo S. Fernández-Escamez
MSM.C Salmerón
M.C Salmerón

1 November 2014 in Food Chemistry
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JLJosé Lorente
José Lorente
SVSalud Vegara
Salud Vegara
Nuría Martí BruñáNuría Martí Bruñá
Nuría Martí Bruñá
AIAlbert Ibarz
Albert Ibarz
LCLuís Coll
Luís Coll
DSDomingo Saura
Domingo Saura