Exosomes in bladder cancer: novel biomarkers and targets
- 13 May 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Zhejiang University Press in Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B
- Vol. 22 (5), 341-347
- https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.b2000711
Abstract
Exosomes are nanometer-sized vesicles that contain various types of biologically active components, including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids, which vary with the type and physiological state of the cell. In recent years, several studies have showed that exosomes can provide new non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in patients affected by cancers, including bladder cancer (BC), and the lipid bilayer membrane structure makes exosomes as promising delivery vehicles for therapeutic applications. Exosomes have the characteristics of high abundance, high stability, tissue specificity, and wide distribution in body fluids, and are secreted as various types by cells in different states, thereby possessing great potential as biomarkers for BC. Herein, we briefly summarize the functions and roles of exosomes in the occurrence and development of BC and the current progress of research on exosomes in BC, while focusing on potential clinical applications of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of BC.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (8157100782)
- the Natural Science Research in Universities of Anhui Province (KJ2018A0209)
- the Foundation for Excellent Young Teachers of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang Social Development Guidance Project (FZ2019038)
- the Research and Practice Innovation Program for Graduate Students of Jiangsu Province (KYCX20_3089)
- the Experimental Animal Center of Jiangsu University, China
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