Tripathi Siddhant, Sharma Yashika, Kumar Dileep
Poona College of Pharmacy, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, Pune, Maharashtra, 411038, India.
Curr Top Med Chem. 2025;25(3):263-285. doi: 10.2174/0115680266304636240626055711.
Cancer cells are among the many types of cells that release exosomes, which are nanovesicles. Because of their many potential applications, exosomes have recently garnered much attention from cancer researchers. The bioactive substances that exosomes release as cargo have been the subject of several investigations. The substances in question may operate as biomarkers for diagnosis or affect apoptosis, the immune system, the development and spread of cancer, and other processes. Others have begun to look at exosomes in experimental therapeutic trials because they believe they may be useful in the treatment of cancer. This review started with a short description of exosome biogenesis and key features. Next, the potential of tumor-derived exosomes and oncosomes to influence the immune system throughout the development of cancer, as well as alter tumor microenvironments (TMEs) and pre-metastatic niche creation, was investigated. Finally, there was talk of exosomes' possible use in cancer treatment. Furthermore, there is emerging consensus about the potential application of exosomes to be biological reprogrammers of cancer cells, either as carriers of naturally occurring chemicals, including anticancer medications, or as carriers of anticancer vaccines for immunotherapy as well as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). We briefly review the key ideas and logic behind this intriguing therapy recommendation.
癌细胞是释放外泌体(一种纳米囊泡)的多种细胞类型之一。由于外泌体具有许多潜在应用,近年来它备受癌症研究人员的关注。外泌体作为载体所释放的生物活性物质已成为多项研究的主题。这些物质可能作为诊断生物标志物发挥作用,或影响细胞凋亡、免疫系统、癌症的发展和扩散以及其他过程。另一些人已开始在实验性治疗试验中研究外泌体,因为他们认为外泌体可能对癌症治疗有用。本综述首先简要描述了外泌体的生物发生和关键特征。接下来,研究了肿瘤来源的外泌体和癌小体在癌症发展过程中影响免疫系统、改变肿瘤微环境(TME)和形成前转移生态位的潜力。最后,讨论了外泌体在癌症治疗中的可能用途。此外,人们越来越一致地认为,外泌体有可能作为癌细胞的生物重编程剂,要么作为天然化学物质(包括抗癌药物)的载体,要么作为免疫疗法以及硼中子俘获疗法(BNCT)的抗癌疫苗载体。我们简要回顾了这一有趣治疗建议背后的关键理念和逻辑。