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Exosomes from human colorectal cancer induce a tumor-like behavior in colonic mesenchymal stromal cells.
Oncotarget - 2 Aug 2016
Lugini Luana, Valtieri Mauro, Federici Cristina, Cecchetti Serena, Meschini Stefania, Condello Maria, Signore Michele, Fais Stefano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cancer cells, including colorectal cancer ones (CRC), release high amounts of nanovesicles (exosomes), delivering biochemical messages for paracrine or systemic crosstalk. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to play contradicting roles in tumor progression. RESULTS: CRC exosomes induce in cMSCs: i) atypical morphology, higher proliferation, migration and invasion; ii) formation of...
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