| Literature DB >> 29666212 |
Shinya Sato1, Alissa M Weaver2,3.
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane vesicles that are released from cells and mediate cell-cell communication. EVs carry protein, lipid, and nucleic acid cargoes that interact with recipient cells to alter their phenotypes. Evidence is accumulating that tumor-derived EVs can play important roles in all steps of cancer progression. Here, we review recent studies reporting critical roles for EVs in four major areas of cancer progression: promotion of cancer invasiveness and motility, enhancement of angiogenesis and vessel permeability, conditioning premetastatic niches, and immune suppression.Entities:
Keywords: angiogenesis; cancer; exosomes; metastasis; microvesicles; tumor microenvironments
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29666212 PMCID: PMC6377252 DOI: 10.1042/EBC20170080
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Essays Biochem ISSN: 0071-1365 Impact factor: 8.000