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ReviewJournal of extracellular biology2025

Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Pathogenesis of Brain Metastasis.

Muhammad Izhar, Maciej S Lesniak

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Review in Journal of extracellular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Muhammad IzharDepartment of Neurosurgery Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA.
Maciej S LesniakDepartment of Neurological Surgery Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-5107

Funding

Emerging Strategies for Therapy of Metastatic Brain CancerR35CA283939 · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$948k
NCI NIH HHS R35 CA283939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small particles released by various cells, including cancer cells. They play a significant role in the development of different cancers, including brain metastasis. These EVs transport biomolecular materials such as RNA, DNA, and proteins from tumour cells to other cells, facilitating the spread of primary tumours to the brain tissue. EVs interact with the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), compromising its integrity and allowing metastatic cells to pass through easily. Additionally, EVs interact with various cells in the brain's microenvironment, creating a conducive environment for incoming metastatic cells. They also influence the immune system within this premetastatic environment, promoting the growth of metastatic cells. This review paper focuses on the research regarding the role of EVs in the development of brain metastasis, including their impact on disrupting the BBB, preparing the premetastatic environment, and modulating the immune system. Furthermore, the paper discusses the potential of EVs as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for brain metastasis.

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blood–brain barrierbrain metastasisEVsexosomesextracellular vesicles

Identifiers

PMID40330713
PMCPMC12053894

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