Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, PR China.
Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, The First People's Hospital of Chenzhou, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, PR China.
Cancer Lett. 2022 Feb 28;527:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.12.009. Epub 2021 Dec 10.
Exosomes are lipid bilayer extracellular vesicles with a size of 30-150 nm, which can be released by various types of cells including breast cancer cells. Exosomes are enriched with multiple nucleic acids, lipids, proteins and play critical biological roles by binding to recipient cells and transmitting various biological cargos. Studies have reported that tumor-derived exosomes are involved in cancer initiation and progression, such as promoting cancer invasion and metastasis, accelerating angiogenesis, contributing to epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and enhancing drug resistance in tumors. Recently the dysregulating of exosomes has been found in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), relating to the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of TNBC patients. Considering the poor prognosis and lack of adequate response to conventional therapy of TNBC, the discovery of certain exosomes as a new target for diagnosis and treatment of TNBC may be a good choice that provides new opportunities for the early diagnosis, clinical treatment of TNBC. Here, we first discuss the innovative prognostic and predictive effects of exosomes on TNBC, as well as the practical clinical problems. Secondly, we focus on the new therapeutic areas represented by exosomes, especially the impact of introducing exosomes in TNBC treatment in the future.
外泌体是一种具有 30-150nm 大小的脂质双层细胞外囊泡,可由包括乳腺癌细胞在内的各种类型的细胞释放。外泌体富含多种核酸、脂质、蛋白质,并通过与受体细胞结合和传递各种生物货物来发挥关键的生物学作用。研究报道肿瘤来源的外泌体参与癌症的起始和进展,例如促进癌症侵袭和转移、加速血管生成、有助于上皮间质转化,并增强肿瘤的耐药性。最近发现三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)中外泌体失调与 TNBC 患者的临床病理特征和预后有关。考虑到 TNBC 的预后不良且对常规治疗反应不足,发现某些外泌体作为 TNBC 诊断和治疗的新靶点可能是一个不错的选择,为 TNBC 的早期诊断、临床治疗提供了新的机会。在这里,我们首先讨论了外泌体对 TNBC 的创新性预后和预测作用,以及相关的实际临床问题。其次,我们重点关注外泌体代表的新治疗领域,特别是未来在 TNBC 治疗中引入外泌体的影响。