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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020

A Holistic Perspective: Exosomes Shuttle between Nerves and Immune Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment.

Mihnea P Dragomir, Vlad Moisoiu, Roxana Manaila, Barbara Pardini, Erik Knutsen, Simone Anfossi, Moran Amit, George A Calin

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Mihnea P DragomirDepartment of Surgery, Fundeni Clinical Hospital, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5550-3516
Vlad MoisoiuFaculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Roxana ManailaClinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplantation, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-7137-7265
Barbara PardiniItalian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM), 10060 Candiolo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9571-4257
Erik KnutsenDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-4903-0150
Simone AnfossiDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5745-7587
Moran AmitDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
George A CalinDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USBabeș-Bolyai University · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROItalian institute for Genomic Medicine · ITUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NO

Funding

Viral miRs and cellular miRs in sepsisR01GM122775 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CALIN, GEORGE A., LUPU, FLOREA · 2018 to 2020
$1.1M
Fondazione DaRosa 2018.0648H2020 Society 825410NIGMS NIH HHS 1R01GM122775-01NIH HHS 1R01 CA182905-01NIH HHS UH3TR00943-01U.S. Department of Defense CA160445P1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the limitations of cancer research has been the restricted focus on tumor cells and the omission of other non-malignant cells that are constitutive elements of this systemic disease. Current research is focused on the bidirectional communication between tumor cells and other components of the tumor microenvironment (TME), such as immune and endothelial cells, and nerves. A major success of this bidirectional approach has been the development of immunotherapy. Recently, a more complex landscape involving a multi-lateral communication between the non-malignant components of the TME started to emerge. A prime example is the interplay between immune and endothelial cells, which led to the approval of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor-therapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors and classical chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. Hence, a paradigm shift approach is to characterize the crosstalk between different non-malignant components of the TME and understand their role in tumorigenesis. In this perspective, we discuss the interplay between nerves and immune cells within the TME. In particular, we focus on exosomes and microRNAs as a systemic, rapid and dynamic communication channel between tumor cells, nerves and immune cells contributing to cancer progression. Finally, we discuss how combinatorial therapies blocking this tumorigenic cross-talk could lead to improved outcomes for cancer patients.

Indexed as

exosomesimmune systemmicroRNAsneurogenesisneurotropic carcinomatumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33142779
PMCPMC7693842
OpenAlexW3097025753

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