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Exosomes in Gliomas: Biogenesis, Isolation, and Preliminary Applications in Nanomedicine
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Romano, Eugenia Netti, Paolo Antonio Torino, Enza |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Exosomes are phospholipid-based particles endogenously produced by both normal and tumor cells. Initially identified as a pathway for shuttling cellular waste, for a long time they were thought to act as “garbage bags”, and only in the past few years have they emerged as a promising drug delivery system. In this review, we provide an overview of the knowledge about exosome architecture and biogenesis and the recent progress in isolation methods. Furthermore, we describe the mechanisms involved in both extra- and intracellular communication with a focus on glioma brain tumors. Glioma is considered a rare disease and is the most prominent aggressive brain malignancy. How exosomes target glial tumoral cells in vivo remains largely unknown. However, they are able to influence numerous physio-pathological aspects. Here, we discuss the role they play in this heterogeneous and complex microenvironment and their potential applications. |
| Starting Page | 319 |
| e-ISSN | 14248247 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ph13100319 |
| Journal | Pharmaceuticals |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Pharmaceuticals Cell Tissue Engineering Extracellular Vesicles Mirna Biomarkers Therapeutics Tumor Microenvironment Glioma Brain Diseases Intercellular Communication |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
