Extracellular vesicles: An overview of biogenesis, function, and role in breast cancer

oleh: Quan Bin Zha, Yu Feng Yao, Zhao Jun Ren, Xiu Juan Li, Jin Hai Tang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: IOS Press 2017-02-01

Deskripsi

Extracellular vesicles have emerged as important mediators of intercellular communication and play an active role in cancer, including breast cancer. Despite limited studies, initial observations suggest that these vesicles are important in breast physiology and pathophysiology. We here, in brief, describe their potential use as future biomarkers and therapeutic agents in breast cancer. Extracellular vesicles in blood and breast fluid may have a great potential to detect and predict the presence of breast cancer, and extracellular vesicles modulation may emerge as a therapeutic approach in cancer therapy.