Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jan 1;25(1):568. doi: 10.3390/ijms25010568.
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary malignant bone tumor with high metastasis. Poor prognosis highlights a clinical need for novel therapeutic strategies. Exosomes, also known as extracellular vesicles, have been identified as essential players in the modulation of cancer. Recent studies have suggested that OS-derived exosomes can drive pro-tumorigenic or anti-tumorigenic phenotypes by transferring specific cargos, including proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites, to neighboring cells, significantly impacting the regulation of cellular processes. This review discusses the advancement of exosomes and their cargos in OS. We examine how these exosomes contribute to the modulation of cellular phenotypes associated with tumor progression and metastasis. Furthermore, we explore the potential of exosomes as valuable biomarkers for diagnostics and prognostic purposes and their role in shaping innovative therapeutic strategies in OS treatment development.
骨肉瘤(OS)是一种具有高转移率的原发性恶性骨肿瘤。不良预后凸显出对新型治疗策略的临床需求。外泌体,也称为细胞外囊泡,已被确定为调节癌症的重要参与者。最近的研究表明,OS 衍生的外泌体可以通过将特定的货物(包括蛋白质、核酸和代谢物)转移到邻近细胞来驱动促肿瘤或抗肿瘤表型,显著影响细胞过程的调节。这篇综述讨论了外泌体及其货物在 OS 中的进展。我们研究了这些外泌体如何促进与肿瘤进展和转移相关的细胞表型的调节。此外,我们探讨了外泌体作为诊断和预后目的有价值的生物标志物的潜力,以及它们在 OS 治疗开发中塑造创新治疗策略中的作用。