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Exosomes from metastatic cancer cells transfer amoeboid phenotype to non-metastatic cells and increase endothelial permeability: their emerging role …

2017

AbstractThe goal of this study was to understand if exosomes derived from high-metastatic cells may influence the behavior of less aggressive cancer cells and the properties of the endothelium. We found that metastatic colon cancer cells are able to transfer their amoeboid phenotype to isogenic primary cancer cells through exosomes, and that this morphological transition is associated with the acquisition of a more aggressive behavior. Moreover, exosomes from the metastatic line (SW620Exos) exhibited higher ability to cause endothelial hyperpermeability than exosomes from the non metastatic line (SW480Exos). SWATH-based quantitative proteomic analysis highlighted that SW620Exos are signific…

Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions

2015

The authors wish to thank Dr R Simpson and Dr D Taylor for critical reading of the manuscript and acknowledge the Horizon 2020 European Cooperation in Science and Technology programme and its support of our European Network on Microvesicles and Exosomes in Health & Disease (ME-HaD; BM1202 www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/bmbs/Actions/BM1202). In the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as potent vehicles of intercellular communication, both in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This is due to their capacity to transfer proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, thereby influencing various physiological and pathological functions of both recipient and parent cells. While intensive invest…

Role of interleukin 8 in exosome-mediated crosstalk between chronic myelogenous leukaemia cells and bone marrow stromal cells

2013

Crosstalk between chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and bone marrow stromal cells: role of interleukin 8 and CML derived- exosomes

2013

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by the t(9:22) (q34:q11) reciprocal translocation, resulting in the expression of the chimeric Bcr–Abl oncoprotein with constitutive tyrosine kinase activity. Exosomes (Exo) are small vesicles of endosomal origin and of 40-100 nm diameter released by many cell types including cancer cells. Several data indicate that Exo play an important role in cell-to-cell communication and tumor-stroma interaction, thus potentially affecting cancer progression. It is well known that stromal microenvironment contributes to disease progression through the establishment of a bi-directional crosstalk with cancer cells. In the b…

Focusing on a quantification and characterization of extracellular vesicles from blood in brain tumors

Molecular chaperones are required to maintain the proteome in a folded and functional state. Chaperones are structurally and functionally normal but participate in pathways that favor disease, as a tumorigenesis (1). The incidence of brain tumors is increasing rapidly and surgery is the first therapeutic intervention to safeguard the patient's life. The prognosis is poor even after surgical resection, followed by post-operatory chemo- and radio-therapy (2). Tumor-secreted extracellular vesicles (EVs) are critical mediators of intercellular communication between tumor cells and stromal cells in local and distant microenvironments. EVs play an essential role in both primary tumor growth and m…

Trafficking and secretion patterns of Hsp60 in tumor cells.

2012

EXPRESSION AND LOCALIZATION OF “CHAPEROKINE” HSP60 IN BRONCHIAL CULTURE MODELS MIMING COPD

Procedimento per la sintesi di esosomi contenenti proteine da shock termico e loro uso per il trattamento della atrofia muscolare e della cachessia

2018

Exosomal HSP60 levels and related miRNAs in brain tumors

In cancer, Extracellular Vesicles (EVs), such as exosomes, contribute to tumor progression by regulating local and systemic parameters [1,2]. Since exosomes are released into body fluids, they may be used in nanomedicine as a valuable source of diagnostic biomarkers [3]. The prognosis of brain tumors is poor even after surgical resection followed by post-operatory chemo- and radio-therapies and it is cogent to find innovative treatments. The discovery that molecular chaperones can be determinant factors in tumorigenesis and the increasing understanding of exosomes, particularly in what refers to their release by tumor cells and contents, including chaperones and miRNA, provide elements to d…

Extracellular Vesicles: Delivery Vehicles of Myokines

2019

Movement and regular physical activity are two important factors that help the human body prevent, reduce and treat different chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, sarcopenia, cachexia and cancer. During exercise, several tissues release molecules into the blood stream, and are able to mediate beneficial effects throughout the whole body. In particular, contracting skeletal muscle cells have the capacity to communicate with other organs through the release of humoral factors that play an important role in the mechanisms of adaptation to physical exercise. These muscle-derived factors, today recognized as myokines, act as endocrine and paracrine hor…