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ABSTRACT: Background
Cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have previously been shown to contribute to pre-metastatic niche formation. Specifically, aggressive tumors secrete pro-metastatic EVs that travel in the circulation to distant organs to modulate the microenvironment for future metastatic spread. Previous studies have focused on the interface between pro-metastatic EVs and epithelial/endothelial cells in the pre-metastatic niche. However, EV interactions with circulating components such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL) have been overlooked.Results
This study demonstrates that EVs derived from brain metastases cells (Br-EVs) and corresponding regular cancer cells (Reg-EVs) display different interactions with LDL. Specifically, Br-EVs trigger LDL aggregation, and the presence of LDL accelerates Br-EV uptake by monocytes, which are key components in the brain metastatic niche.Conclusions
Collectively, these data are the first to demonstrate that pro-metastatic EVs display distinct interactions with LDL, which impacts monocyte internalization of EVs.
SUBMITTER: Busatto S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648399 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Busatto Sara S Yang Yubo Y Walker Sierra A SA Davidovich Irina I Lin Wan-Hsin WH Lewis-Tuffin Laura L Anastasiadis Panagiotis Z PZ Sarkaria Jann J Talmon Yeshayahu Y Wurtz Gregory G Wolfram Joy J
Journal of nanobiotechnology 20201107 1
<h4>Background</h4>Cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have previously been shown to contribute to pre-metastatic niche formation. Specifically, aggressive tumors secrete pro-metastatic EVs that travel in the circulation to distant organs to modulate the microenvironment for future metastatic spread. Previous studies have focused on the interface between pro-metastatic EVs and epithelial/endothelial cells in the pre-metastatic niche. However, EV interactions with circulating compone ...[more]