Evidence mapPaperPMID 41756279Full record

ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

The dual roles of exosomes in prostate cancer: mechanisms in tumorigenesis and avenues for clinical translation.

Mingyun Yu, Dan Zhou, Huijie Wei, Tong Wu, Jiahong Fan, Guanghe Ran, Chong Zhang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
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

7 authors.

Mingyun YuDepartment of Pathology, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Dan ZhouDepartment of Pathology, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Huijie WeiDepartment of Pathology, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Tong WuDepartment of Pathology, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Jiahong FanBinhai New Area Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Fourth Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Guanghe RanChongqing Changshou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Chong ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) management remains challenged by tumor heterogeneity, unpredictable progression, and limitations in early detection, driving demand for innovative biological insights. As pivotal mediators of intercellular communication, exosomes exhibit dualistic roles in PCa pathogenesis and therapy. While acting as 'foes' by facilitating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), angiogenesis, tumor microenvironment formation, metastasis, immune evasion, and therapy resistance, they concurrently serve as 'friends' through their diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Exosome-derived biomarkers enable non-invasive liquid biopsy for early diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment monitoring. Moreover, engineered exosomes function as targeted drug carriers, delivering precision therapeutics to overcome treatment barriers. This review systematically examines exosomal biogenesis, isolation methodologies, and their bidirectional regulation in PCa progression, while exploring emerging diagnostic and therapeutic applications to advance exosome-mediated precision oncology.

Indexed as

CarcinogenesisExosomesProstatic NeoplasmsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansMaleTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumorcancerclinical applicationexosomesmechanismprostate cancer

Identifiers

PMID41756279
PMCPMC12932536

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.