NutriEV

The NutriEV project will explore extracellular vesicles to address obesity and other metabolic disorders

Researchers from five European countries have come together under the NutriEV project, a research initiative aimed at exploring extracellular vesicles (EVs) as potential superfoods, biosensors, and therapeutic tools. The project will study nutrient-enriched extracellular vesicles (nutriEVs) derived from plants and from raw and fermented foods, with a focus on addressing global issues such as obesity and metabolic disorders. (Cordis-link)

The consortium is led by Seppo Vainio from the Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (FBMM), Disease Networks Unit (DNRU). Principal investigators Terhi Ruuska-Loewald (Medicine), Jane Chen (FBMM, DNRU), and Olli Loukola (Ecology and Genetics) are leading specific project focus areas. The project coordinator is Susanna Kosamo (FBMM, DNRU).

The University of Oulu in Finland (coordinator), the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy, the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany, the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and Zabala Innovation in Spain will collaborate over 48 months to advance the understanding of nutrition’s role in health and develop new approaches to support metabolic health worldwide. The project has been funded with 3.9 million euros by the Horizon Europe program.

NutriEV’s primary objective is to decode the composition of nutrient-enriched extracellular vesicles, with a specific focus on glycans, which are complex sugars that have the potential to influence gut health, immune function, and nutrient absorption. This research aims to better understand how these tiny vesicles deliver essential nutrients directly to cells and their association with obesity and metabolism. Through advanced research techniques, NutriEV will investigate gut health dynamics, refine biosensing technologies, conduct clinical

More information cab be found on nutrievproject.eu and the project’s social media accounts:

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