Exosomes are extracellular vesicles (EVs) belonging to the nanovesicles family that function as signaling molecules between cells. After their first description in the late 1960s, interest in their potential as a research target has steadily increased. They are small...
Read More »Communication in tiny packages – Exosomes as means of tumor-stroma communication
Tumor-derived exosomes are nano-sized vesicles acting as multi-signal devices influencing tumor growth at local and distant sites. Exosomes are derived from the endolysosomal compartment and can shuttle diverse biomolecules like nucleic acids (microRNAs, DNA fragments), lipids, proteins and even pharmacological ...
Read More »Visualizing the distribution of cancer-derived exosomes at the cellular level
Tumor-derived exosomes play important roles in tumor metastases. In this report, researchers at Gifu University School of Medicine observed the fate of tumor-derived exosomes in pancreatic cancer metastatic nude-mouse models using color-coded imaging...
Read More »Role of tumor-derived exosomes in cancer metastasis
The highlights of cancer research include the discovery of exosomes, which are small (30-100 nm) sized vesicular nanoparticles released virtually by all cells. Tumor-derived exosomes (TDEs) are notoriously known for orchestrating the invasion-metastasis cascade via systemic pathways...
Read More »Detection of tumor-derived exosomes with high sensitivity and specificity
Tumor-derived exosomes (TEXs) are extracellular vesicles that are continuously released into the blood by tumor cells and carry specific surface markers of the original tumor cells. Substantial evidence has implicated TEXs as attractive diagnostic markers for cancer. However, the detection ...
Read More »Monitoring multiple myeloma through tumor-derived exosomes
Tumor-derived exosomes (TDEs) play a pivotal role in tumor establishment and progression, and are emerging biomarkers for tumor diagnosis in personalized medicine. To date, there is a lack of efficient technology platforms for exosome isolation and characterization. Multiple myeloma (MM) ...
Read More »Exosomes – From Garbage Bins to Promising Therapeutic Targets
Intercellular communication via cell-released vesicles is a very important process for both normal and tumor cells. Cell communication may involve exosomes, small vesicles of endocytic origin that are released by all types of cells and are found in abundance in ...
Read More »The Role of Exosomes in Cancer Metastasis
Exosomes are small membrane vesicles with a size ranging from 40-100nm. They can serve as functional mediators in cell interaction leading to cancer metastasis. Most studies of the pathogenesis of metastasis focus on genetic or phenotypic changes of the cancer ...
Read More »Real time and label free profiling of clinically relevant exosomes
Tumor-derived exosomes possess significant clinical relevance due to their unique composition of genetic and protein material that is representative of the parent tumor. Specific isolation as well as identification of proportions of these clinically relevant exosomes (CREs) from biological samples ...
Read More »Tumor-Derived Exosomes and Their Role in Cancer Progression
Tumor cells actively produce, release, and utilize exosomes to promote tumor growth. Mechanisms through which tumor-derived exosomes subserve the tumor are under intense investigation. These exosomes are information carriers, conveying molecular and genetic messages from tumor cells to normal or ...
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