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Abstract

Exosomes constitute small extracellular vesicles that contain lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and glycoconjugates from the secreted cells and are capable of transmitting signals between cells and coordinating cellular communication. By this means, they are ultimately involved in physiology and disease, including development, homeostasis, and immune system regulation, as well as contributing to tumor progression and neurodegenerative diseases pathology. Recent studies have shown that gliomas secrete a panel of exosomes which have been associated with cell invasion and migration, tumor immune tolerance, potential for malignant transformation, neovascularization, and resistance to treatment. Exosomes have therefore emerged as intercellular communicators, which mediate the tumor–microenvironment interactions and exosome-regulated glioma cell stemness and angiogenesis. They may induce tumor proliferation and malignancy in normal cells by carrying pro-migratory modulators from cancer cells as well as many different molecular cancer modifiers, such as oncogenic transcripts, miRNAs, mutant oncoproteins, etc., which promote the communication of cancer cells with the surrounding stromal cells and provide valuable information on the molecular profile of the existing tumor. Moreover, engineered exosomes can provide an alternative system for drug delivery and enable efficient treatment. In the present review, we discuss the latest findings regarding the role of exosomes in glioma pathogenesis, their utility in non-invasive diagnosis, and potential applications to treatment.

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Title
Exosomes as Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Tools in Gliomas
Author
Skouras, Panagiotis 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gargalionis, Antonios N 2 ; Piperi, Christina 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Neurosurgery, ‘Evangelismos’ Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 10676 Athens, Greece; [email protected]; Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; [email protected] 
 Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; [email protected]; Department of Biopathology, ‘Eginition’ Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece 
 Department of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece; [email protected] 
First page
10162
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
16616596
e-ISSN
14220067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2829821414
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.