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 ...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.展开更多
基金supported by the Hong Kong Scholars Program(Grant No.XJ2020012)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81902431)+4 种基金the Excellent Youth Project of Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang(Grant No.YQ2019H007)the Special Project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2019T120279)the Special Project of Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.LBH-TZ1016)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.2018M641849 and 2018M640311)the Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant Nos.LBH-Z18107 and LBH-Z18112).
文摘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.
