Department of Neurosurgery, 'Evangelismos' Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jun 15;24(12):10162. doi: 10.3390/ijms241210162.
Exosomes constitute small extracellular vesicles that contain lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and glycoconjugates from the secreted cells and are capable of transmitting signals between cells and coordinating cellular communication. By this means, they are ultimately involved in physiology and disease, including development, homeostasis, and immune system regulation, as well as contributing to tumor progression and neurodegenerative diseases pathology. Recent studies have shown that gliomas secrete a panel of exosomes which have been associated with cell invasion and migration, tumor immune tolerance, potential for malignant transformation, neovascularization, and resistance to treatment. Exosomes have therefore emerged as intercellular communicators, which mediate the tumor-microenvironment interactions and exosome-regulated glioma cell stemness and angiogenesis. They may induce tumor proliferation and malignancy in normal cells by carrying pro-migratory modulators from cancer cells as well as many different molecular cancer modifiers, such as oncogenic transcripts, miRNAs, mutant oncoproteins, etc., which promote the communication of cancer cells with the surrounding stromal cells and provide valuable information on the molecular profile of the existing tumor. Moreover, engineered exosomes can provide an alternative system for drug delivery and enable efficient treatment. In the present review, we discuss the latest findings regarding the role of exosomes in glioma pathogenesis, their utility in non-invasive diagnosis, and potential applications to treatment.
外泌体构成了小型细胞外囊泡,其中包含来自分泌细胞的脂质、蛋白质、核酸和糖缀合物,并且能够在细胞之间传递信号,协调细胞通讯。通过这种方式,它们最终参与生理和疾病,包括发育、稳态和免疫系统调节,以及促进肿瘤进展和神经退行性疾病的发病机制。最近的研究表明,神经胶质瘤分泌一组外泌体,这些外泌体与细胞侵袭和迁移、肿瘤免疫耐受、恶性转化的潜力、血管生成以及对治疗的耐药性有关。因此,外泌体已成为细胞间通讯者,介导肿瘤微环境相互作用以及外泌体调节的神经胶质瘤细胞干性和血管生成。它们可以通过携带来自癌细胞的促迁移调节剂以及许多不同的分子癌症修饰物,如致癌转录物、miRNA、突变致癌蛋白等,在正常细胞中诱导肿瘤增殖和恶性转化,从而促进癌细胞与周围基质细胞的通讯,并提供有关现有肿瘤分子特征的有价值信息。此外,工程化的外泌体可以为药物输送提供替代系统,并实现有效的治疗。在本综述中,我们讨论了外泌体在神经胶质瘤发病机制中的最新研究结果,以及它们在非侵入性诊断中的应用潜力和潜在的治疗应用。
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