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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 162 |
Pages (from-to) | 162 |
Journal | Journal of Nanobiotechnology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 7 2020 |
Keywords
- Brain metastasis
- Extracellular vesicles
- Lipoproteins
- Macrophages
- Pre-metastatic niche
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Molecular Medicine
- Biomedical Engineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Pharmaceutical Science