ArticleOncotarget2015
Extracellular vesicles from bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells transport tumor regulatory microRNA, proteins, and metabolites.
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- Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles in Preclinical Animal Models of Tumor Growth: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2022Pooled it
- Mesenchymal stem cells in preclinical cancer cytotherapy: a systematic review.Stem cell research & therapy · 2018Pooled it
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- Metabolomics-guided Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell and Exosome Therapies in Chronic Diseases.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicle therapy in breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis ofMolecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Review
- Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles: From Biogenesis, Isolation and Molecular Characterization to Addressing Translational Gaps and Regulatory Barriers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Hematopoietic (stem) cells-The elixir of life?FEBS letters · 2026Review
- Nanoparticles Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment for the Treatment of Osteosarcoma: Recent Progress and Perspectives.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Young extracellular vesicles restore burn-induced adipose tissue immunometabolic and mitochondrial function in older mice.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Revolutionizing cancer treatment: engineering mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles.Cancer cell international · 2025Review
- Stem cell derived exosome trilogy: an epic comparison of human MSCs, ESCs and iPSCs.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Uncovering the bequeathing potential of apoptotic mesenchymal stem cells via small extracellular vesicles for its enhanced immunomodulatory and regenerative ability.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Quantifying extracellular vesicle heterogeneity: the effect of process conditions on protein cargo for skin therapy.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Microenvironment matters: insights from the FOSTER consortium on microenvironment-driven approaches to osteosarcoma therapy.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2025Review
- Dual facets of MSC-derived small EVs: regulatory insights into antitumor mechanisms in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Article
- Exosomes: from basic research to clinical diagnostic and therapeutic applications in cancer.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) have been shown to support breast cancer cell proliferation and metastasis, partly through their secretome. hMSCs have a remarkable ability to survive for long periods under stress, and their secretome is tumor supportive. In this study, we have characterized the cargo of extracellular vesicular (EV) fraction (that is in the size range of 40-150nm) of serum deprived hMSCs (SD-MSCs). Next Generation Sequencing assays were used to identify small RNA secreted in the EVs, which indicated presence of tumor supportive miRNA. Further assays demonstrated the role of miRNA-21 and 34a as tumor supportive miRNAs. Next, proteomic assays revealed the presence of ≈150 different proteins, most of which are known tumor supportive factors such as PDGFR-β, TIMP-1, and TIMP-2. Lipidomic assays verified presence of bioactive lipids such as sphingomyelin. Furthermore, metabolite assays identified the presence of lactic acid and glutamic acid in EVs. The co-injection xenograft assays using MCF-7 breast cancer cells demonstrated the tumor supportive function of these EVs. To our knowledge this is the first comprehensive -omics based study that characterized the complex cargo of extracellular vesicles secreted by hMSCs and their role in supporting breast cancers.
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