Cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment in tumor drug resistance

Q Gao, Y Zhan, L Sun, W Zhu - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2023 - Springer
Although there has been some progress in the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs, drug resistance
remains challenging. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing and differentiate into …

Influence of extracellular vesicles on lung stromal cells during breast cancer metastasis

U Patel, D Susman, AL Allan - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is a prominent cause of cancer diagnosis and death in women globally, with
over 90% of deaths being attributed to complications that arise from metastasis. One of the …

Homotypic targeted nanoplatform enable efficient chemoimmunotherapy and reduced DOX cardiotoxicity in chemoresistant cancer via TGF-β1 blockade

N Li, T Zhang, R Wang, Y Sun, L Chu, X Lu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX) with broad-spectrum antitumor activity has been reported to induce
effective immunogenic cell death (ICD) effect. However, the serious cardiotoxicity and …

Rimonabant and Cannabidiol Rewrite the Interactions between Breast Cancer Cells and Tumor Microenvironment

MC Proto, D Fiore, M Bifulco, P Gazzerro - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The spread of breast cancer to distant sites is the major cause of death in breast cancer
patients. Increasing evidence supports the role of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in …

[HTML][HTML] Improving cancer immunotherapy by preventing cancer stem cell and immune cell linking in the tumor microenvironment

D Li, L Wang, B Jiang, Y Jing, X Li - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer stem cells are the key link between malignant tumor progression and drug
resistance. This cell population has special properties that are different from those of …

Mesenchymal stem cell-secreted exosomes and Soluble signals regulate breast Cancer metastatic dormancy: current Progress and Future Outlook

B Dai, AM Clark, A Wells - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is most common in women, and in most cases there is no evidence of spread
and the primary tumor is removed, resulting in a 'cure'. However, in 10% to 30% of these …

3D Bioprinted Tumor-Stroma Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Stem Cells for Preclinical Targeted Therapy Evaluation

P González-Callejo, C García-Astrain… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a pivotal role in therapy resistance and tumor relapse,
emphasizing the need for reliable in vitro models that recapitulate the complexity of the CSC …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential of Oral Cancer Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes

P Kumar, R Lakhera, S Aggarwal, S Gupta - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Oral cancer (OC) presents a significant global health burden with rising incidence rates.
Despite advancements in diagnosis and treatments, the survival rate for OC patients …

Modulatory effects of cancer stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles on the tumor immune microenvironment

X Li, C Zhang, W Yue, Y Jiang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), accounting for only a minor cell proportion (< 1%) within tumors,
have profound implications in tumor initiation, metastasis, recurrence, and treatment …

Signal transduction pathways alter the molecular cargo of extracellular vesicles: Implications in regenerative medicine

P Teli, A Vaidya, V Kale - Regenerative Medicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) possess regenerative properties and are also considered as
future vaccines. All types of cells secrete EVs; however, the amount of EVs secreted by the …