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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Advances in the mechanism of small extracellular vesicles promoting the development of hepatocellular carcinoma through multi-network fusion.

Xiaoying Yuan, Defa Huang, Liang Peng, Yilong Lin, Lijuan Wang, Jiawei Yan, Youming Qiu, Chenggui Song, Qi Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Xiaoying Yuan *The First School of Clinical Medicine, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Defa Huang *Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Liang Peng *Department of Research and Education, The Second People's Hospital of Jingdezhen, Jingdezhen, China.
Yilong LinSchool of Medical Technology, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Lijuan WangSchool of Medical Technology, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Jiawei YanSchool of Medical Technology, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Youming QiuThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Chenggui SongThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.
Qi WangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly malignant epithelial tumor characterized by global high incidence and poor clinical prognosis. Radical surgical resection, as the standard treatment for early-stage HCC patients, has been extensively validated for its therapeutic efficacy. However, epidemiological studies indicate that most patients are already in advanced stages at initial diagnosis, losing eligibility for radical treatment. Notably, HCC pathogenesis exhibits marked etiological heterogeneity, posing significant challenges for clinical management. Although significant breakthroughs have been made in understanding HCC drivers at pathophysiological levels, translational applications of these findings remain hindered by multiple barriers. Currently, elucidating the molecular mechanisms of HCC pathogenesis and identifying effective therapeutic targets constitute major research priorities in this field.Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are phospholipid bilayer vesicles (30-150 nm in diameter) carrying functional proteomes and nucleic acids (e.g., miRNAs, lncRNAs) with substantial biological activity. Studies demonstrate that sEVs contribute to malignant phenotype acquisition by modulating key signaling pathways such as PI3K/AKT and Wnt/β-catenin. These molecular cascades ultimately confer hallmark pathological features including aberrant proliferation, apoptosis resistance, and immune evasion to tumor cells. Within multi-network regulatory systems, sEVs serve as crucial intercellular messengers mediating tumor cell interactions with other tumor microenvironment (TME) components (e.g., cancer-associated fibroblasts, immune cells). Such communication facilitates TME reprogramming, pro-angiogenic phenotypic shifts, and therapy resistance development. Nevertheless, the precise molecular mechanisms of sEVs in HCC pathogenesis remain incompletely understood, warranting further exploration of their translational potential in clinical practice.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularExtracellular VesiclesLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionTumor Microenvironmenthepatocellular carcinomamechanismmulti-network fusionsmall extracellular vesiclestherapy

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PMID40703510
PMCPMC12283741

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