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A Prospective Highlight On Exosomal Nanoshuttles And Cancer Immunotherapy And Vaccination., Mohammad Rafi, Yadollah Omidi Sep 2015

A Prospective Highlight On Exosomal Nanoshuttles And Cancer Immunotherapy And Vaccination., Mohammad Rafi, Yadollah Omidi

Department of Neurology Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Exosomes (EXOs) and ectosomes (ECTOs) are nanoscale membranous extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from different cells mediating various cellular communications. EXOs are liberated based on the exocytosis of multivesicular bodies, while ECTOs are ubiquitously released from the plasma membranes.

METHODS: Here, in this paper, we go over the extracellular vesicular machineries and concisely highlight their clinical importance in solid tumors and their possible applications in cancer immunotherapy/vaccination.

RESULTS: In various types of cancers, these vesicles play central roles delivering cancer cell messages to the target cells, as a result both of them seem to provide a novel useful means for …