期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011035
关键词
osteosarcoma; mesenchymal stem cells; extracellular vesicles; therapy
资金
- State funding for university-level health research, Helsinki
- Uusimaa Hospital District
- Foundation for Pediatric Research
Osteosarcoma is an aggressive bone tumor that predominantly affects children and adolescents, with a strong tendency to relapse and metastasize, posing challenges in identifying new therapeutic targets. Mesenchymal stem cells play a significant role in osteosarcoma development, contributing to tumor progression through intercellular signaling and communication.
Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive bone tumor that mainly affects children and adolescents. OS has a strong tendency to relapse and metastasize, resulting in poor prognosis and survival. The high heterogeneity and genetic complexity of OS make it challenging to identify new therapeutic targets. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into adipocytes, osteoblasts, or chondroblasts. OS is thought to originate at some stage in the differentiation process of MSC to pre-osteoblast or from osteoblast precursors. MSCs contribute to OS progression by interacting with tumor cells via paracrine signaling and affect tumor cell proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, immune response, and metastasis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs), secreted by OS cells and MSCs in the tumor microenvironment, are crucial mediators of intercellular communication, driving OS progression by transferring miRNAs/RNA and proteins to other cells. MSC-derived EVs have both pro-tumor and anti-tumor effects on OS progression. MSC-EVs can be also engineered to deliver anti-tumor cargo to the tumor site, which offers potential applications in MSC-EV-based OS treatment. In this review, we highlight the role of MSCs in OS, with a focus on EV-mediated communication between OS cells and MSCs and their role in OS pathogenesis and therapy.
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