Dynamic intercell communication between glioblastoma and microenvironment through extracellular vesicles

Krapež, Gloria (author), Kouter, Katarina (author), Jovchevska, Ivana (author), Videtič Paska, Alja (author)

Glioblastoma is simultaneously the most common and most aggressive primary brain tumor in the central nervous system, with poor patient survival and scarce treatment options. Most primary glioblastomas reoccur and evolve radio- and chemoresistant properties which make them resistant to further treatments. Based on gene mutations and expression profiles, glioblastoma is relatively well classified; however, research shows that there is more to glioblastoma biology than that defined solely by its genetic component. Specifically, the overall malignancy of the tumor is also influenced by the dynamic communication to its immediate and distant environment, as important messengers to neighboring cells in the tumor microenvironment extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been identified. EVs and their cargo can modulate the immune microenvironment and other physiological processes, and can interact with the host immune system. They are involved in tumor cell survival and metabolism, tumor initiation, progression, and therapy resistance. However, on the other hand EVs are thought to become an effective treatment alternative, since they can cross the blood–brain barrier, are able of specific cell-targeting and can be loaded with various therapeutic molecules.

• Language: English
• Keywords: exosome, microenvironment, inflammation, therapy
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: MF - Faculty of Medicine
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 15 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 10, iss. 1, art. 151
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-137198
• UDC: 616-006
• ISSN on article: 2227-9059
• DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010151
• COBISS.SI-ID: 93024515
• Publication date in RUL: 06.06.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Biomedicines
• Shortened title: Biomedicines
• Publisher: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2227-9059
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523006745

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 11.01.2022

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: eksosom, mikrookolje, vnetje

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P1-0390
• Name: Funkcijska genomika in biotehnologija za zdravje