Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33808435›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Exosomes: Small EVs with Large Immunomodulatory Effect in Glioblastoma.

Laura Benecke, Mali Coray, Sandra Umbricht, Dapi Chiang, Fabrício Figueiró, Laurent Muller

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Current Understanding of the Exosomes and Their Associated Biomolecules in the Glioblastoma Biology, Clinical Treatment, and Diagnosis.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025
    Review
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Exosomes as Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Tools in Gliomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
  14. Review
  15. Review
  16. Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Review
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura BeneckeDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
Mali CorayDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
Sandra UmbrichtFaculty of Medicine, University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
Dapi ChiangDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
Fabrício FigueiróDepartamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90035-003, Brazil.
Laurent MullerDepartment of Biomedicine, University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5987-6694
University of Basel · CHUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

pro patient pp18-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastomas are among the most aggressive tumors, and with low survival rates. They are characterized by the ability to create a highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Exosomes, small extracellular vesicles (EVs), mediate intercellular communication in the tumor microenvironment by transporting various biomolecules (RNA, DNA, proteins, and lipids), therefore playing a prominent role in tumor proliferation, differentiation, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy or radiation. Exosomes are found in all body fluids and can cross the blood-brain barrier due to their nanoscale size. Recent studies have highlighted the multiple influences of tumor-derived exosomes on immune cells. Owing to their structural and functional properties, exosomes can be an important instrument for gaining a better molecular understanding of tumors. Furthermore, they qualify not only as diagnostic and prognostic markers, but also as tools in therapies specifically targeting aggressive tumor cells, like glioblastomas.

Indexed as

Cell CommunicationExosomesExtracellular VesiclesGlioblastomaHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunomodulationNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentImmunologic Factorsbiomarkercancerexosomesextracellular vesiclesliquid biopsyTEXtumor immunology

Identifiers

PMID33808435
PMCPMC8036988
OpenAlexW3149630597

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.