Tumor-associated Exosomes Are Involved in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumorigenesis,Diagnosis, and Treatment |
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| Authors: | Hang Wang Liang Yu Peng Huang Yongxu Zhou Wangyang Zheng Nanfeng Meng Risheng He Yi Xu Tey Sze Keong Yunfu Cui |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China;2.The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China;3.Department of Pathology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China |
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| Abstract: | Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a challenging disease worldwide. There are still limitations in the diagnosis and treatment of HCC, and its high metastatic capacity and high recurrence rate are the main reasons for its poor prognosis. The ability of extracellular vesicles (EVs) to transfer functionally-active substances and their widespread presence in almost all body fluids suggest their unprecedented potential in the study of various cancers. The unique physicochemical properties of EVs determine their potential as antitumor vaccines and drug carriers. In the last decade, the study of EVs in HCC has evolved from a single hot topic to a system with considerable scale. This paper summarizes the role of EVs, especially exosomes, in the occurrence, metastasis and tumor immunity of HCC, reviews their applications in tumor diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, describes the pros and cons of these studies, and looks forward towards the future research directions of EVs in HCC. |
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| Keywords: | Extracellular vesicles Exosome Hepatocellular carcinoma Tumor formation and progression |
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