ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2020
Role of extracellular vesicles in tumour microenvironment.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Micro-Nanoplastic Exposure and Lung Cancer Biomarkers: The Role of Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Intercellular Communication.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Recent advances in novel targeting mechanisms for colorectal cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Lipid nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles: emerging cell free therapeutic platforms for hepatobiliary cancers.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Exercise-responsive microRNA networks and extracellular vesicle-mediated microRNA signaling in breast cancer: linking tumor signaling, systemic crosstalk, and clinical relevance.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Immune profiling identifies the contribution of extracellular vesicles to immune modulation and progression in prostate cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Redox-Adhesion-Exosome (RAX) Hub in Cancer: Lipid Peroxidation-Driven EMT Plasticity and Ferroptosis Defense with HNE/MDA Signaling and Lipidomic Perspectives.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Immobilization-free SELEX for aptamer discovery targeting colorectal cancer-derived small extracellular vesicles.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Effects of small extracellular vesicles isolated from pleural effusion on lung cancer cell proliferation and migration.Human cell · 2025Article
- Decoding the Tumor Microenvironment: Insights and New Targets from Single-Cell Sequencing and Spatial Transcriptomics.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Role of extracellular vesicle-carried ncRNAs in the interactive 'dialogue' within the brain and beyond: emerging theranostic epigenetic modifiers in brain-derived nanoplatforms.Translational neurodegeneration · 2025Review
- Engineered Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Paclitaxel Delivery in Cancer Therapy: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2025Review
- Chemotherapy reprograms miRNA expression profiles in apoptotic extracellular vesicles from medulloblastoma cells, regulating pro- and anti-proliferative effects on recipient drug-naïve cells.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Article
- Detection and Isolation of Tissue-Specific Extracellular Vesicles From the Blood.Journal of extracellular biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
In recent years, it has been demonstrated that extracellular vesicles (EVs) can be released by almost all cell types, and detected in most body fluids. In the tumour microenvironment (TME), EVs serve as a transport medium for lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. EVs participate in various steps involved in the development and progression of malignant tumours by initiating or suppressing various signalling pathways in recipient cells. Although tumour-derived EVs (T-EVs) are known for orchestrating tumour progression via systemic pathways, EVs from non-malignant cells (nmEVs) also contribute substantially to malignant tumour development. Tumour cells and non-malignant cells typically communicate with each other, both determining the progress of the disease. In this review, we summarise the features of both T-EVs and nmEVs, tumour progression, metastasis, and EV-mediated chemoresistance in the TME. The physiological and pathological effects involved include but are not limited to angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling, and immune escape. We discuss potential future directions of the clinical application of EVs, including diagnosis (as non-invasive biomarkers via liquid biopsy) and therapeutic treatment. This may include disrupting EV biogenesis and function, thus utilising the features of EVs to repurpose them as a therapeutic tool in immunotherapy and drug delivery systems. We also discuss the overall findings of current studies, identify some outstanding issues requiring resolution, and propose some potential directions for future research. Video abstract.
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