Stem Cell Research Laboratory, Section of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Stem Cells. 2022 Jul 27;40(7):619-629. doi: 10.1093/stmcls/sxac032.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-surrounded cellular particles released by virtually any cell type, containing numerous bioactive molecules, including lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. EVs act as a very efficient intercellular communication system by releasing their content into target cells, thus affecting their fate and influencing several biological processes. EVs are released both in physiological and pathological conditions, including several types of cancers. In hematological malignancies (HM), EVs have emerged as new critical players, contributing to tumor-to-stroma, stroma-to-tumor, and tumor-to-tumor cell communication. Therefore, EVs have been shown to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis and clinical course of several HM, contributing to tumor development, progression, and drug resistance. Furthermore, tumor EVs can reprogram the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment and turn it into a sanctuary, in which cancer cells suppress both the normal hematopoiesis and the immunological antitumor activity, conferring a therapy-resistant phenotype. Due to their physicochemical characteristics and pro-tumor properties, EVs have been suggested as new diagnostic biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and pharmacological nanocarriers. This review aims to provide an update on the pathogenetic contribution and the putative therapeutic utility of EVs in hematological diseases.
细胞外囊泡(EVs)是几乎所有细胞类型释放的膜包裹的细胞颗粒,其中包含许多生物活性分子,包括脂质、蛋白质和核酸。EVs 通过将其内容物释放到靶细胞中,充当一种非常有效的细胞间通讯系统,从而影响靶细胞的命运并影响几种生物学过程。EVs 在生理和病理条件下均有释放,包括几种类型的癌症。在血液恶性肿瘤(HM)中,EVs 已成为新的关键参与者,有助于肿瘤与基质、基质与肿瘤以及肿瘤与肿瘤细胞之间的通讯。因此,EVs 已被证明在几种 HM 的发病机制和临床过程中发挥着关键作用,有助于肿瘤的发生、发展和耐药性。此外,肿瘤 EVs 可以重塑骨髓(BM)微环境,并将其转变为避难所,其中癌细胞抑制正常造血和免疫抗肿瘤活性,赋予治疗耐药表型。由于其理化特性和促肿瘤特性,EVs 被提议作为新的诊断生物标志物、治疗靶点和药理学纳米载体。本综述旨在提供关于 EVs 在血液疾病中的发病机制贡献和潜在治疗用途的最新信息。