The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular Vesicles

Several evidences nowadays demonstrated the critical role of the microenvironment in regulating cancer stem cells and their involvement in tumor progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered as one of the most effective vehicles of information among cells. Accordingly, a number of studies...

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Main Authors: Chiara Ciardiello, Alessandra Leone, Alfredo Budillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6392198
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description Several evidences nowadays demonstrated the critical role of the microenvironment in regulating cancer stem cells and their involvement in tumor progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered as one of the most effective vehicles of information among cells. Accordingly, a number of studies led to the recognition of stem cell-associated EVs as new complexes able to contribute to cell fate determination of either normal or tumor cells. In this review, we aim to highlight an existing bidirectional role of EV-mediated communication—from cancer stem cells to microenvironment and also from microenvironment to cancer stem cells—in the most widespread solid cancers as prostate, breast, lung, and colon tumors.
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spelling doaj-art-dc4509eb2e734dae96259d590f64de9f2025-08-20T03:23:56ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/63921986392198The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular VesiclesChiara Ciardiello0Alessandra Leone1Alfredo Budillon2Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, ItalyExperimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, ItalyExperimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori—IRCCS—Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, ItalySeveral evidences nowadays demonstrated the critical role of the microenvironment in regulating cancer stem cells and their involvement in tumor progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are considered as one of the most effective vehicles of information among cells. Accordingly, a number of studies led to the recognition of stem cell-associated EVs as new complexes able to contribute to cell fate determination of either normal or tumor cells. In this review, we aim to highlight an existing bidirectional role of EV-mediated communication—from cancer stem cells to microenvironment and also from microenvironment to cancer stem cells—in the most widespread solid cancers as prostate, breast, lung, and colon tumors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6392198
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title The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular Vesicles
title_full The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular Vesicles
title_fullStr The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular Vesicles
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title_short The Crosstalk between Cancer Stem Cells and Microenvironment Is Critical for Solid Tumor Progression: The Significant Contribution of Extracellular Vesicles
title_sort crosstalk between cancer stem cells and microenvironment is critical for solid tumor progression the significant contribution of extracellular vesicles
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