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ReviewJournal of extracellular vesicles2024

The emerging role of bacterial extracellular vesicles in human cancers.

Aijun Liang, Lavisha Korani, Cherlie Lot Sum Yeung, Sze Keong Tey, Judy Wai Ping Yam

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Review in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Aijun LiangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Lavisha KoraniDepartment of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Cherlie Lot Sum YeungDepartment of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Sze Keong TeyDepartment of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Judy Wai Ping YamDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery II, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5637-121X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872340National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072626
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) have emerged as pivotal mediators between bacteria and host. In addition to being crucial players in host homeostasis, they have recently been implicated in disease pathologies such as cancer. Hence, the study of BEVs represents an intriguing and rapidly evolving field with substantial translational potential. In this review, we briefly introduce the fundamentals of BEV characteristics, cargo and biogenesis. We emphatically summarize the current relationship between BEVs across various cancer types, illustrating their role in tumorigenesis, treatment responses and patient survival. We further discuss the inherent advantages of BEVs, such as stability, abundance and specific cargo profiles, that make them attractive candidates for non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic approaches. The review also explores the potential of BEVs as a strategy for cancer therapy, considering their ability to deliver therapeutic agents, modulate the tumour microenvironment (TME) and elicit immunomodulatory responses. Understanding the clinical significance of BEVs may lead to the development of better-targeted and personalized treatment strategies. This comprehensive review evaluates the current progress surrounding BEVs and poses questions to encourage further research in this emerging field to harness the benefits of BEVs for their full potential in clinical applications against cancer.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentBacteriaCarcinogenesisHumansbacterial extracellular vesiclesbiogenesisbiomarkerscancer treatmentinter‐kingdom communication

Identifiers

PMID39377479
PMCPMC11460218

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