Extracellular Vesicles and Cancer Multidrug Resistance : Undesirable Intercellular Messengers?

Cancer multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main mechanisms contributing to therapy failure and mortality. Overexpression of drug transporters of the ABC family (ATP-binding cassette) is a major cause of MDR. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles released by most cells of the organism involved in cell-cell communication. Their cargo mainly comprises, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, which are transferred from a donor cell to a target cell and lead to phenotypical changes. In this article, we review the scientific evidence addressing the regulation of ABC transporters by EV-mediated cell-cell communication. MDR transfer from drug-resistant to drug-sensitive cells has been identified in several tumor entities. This was attributed, in some cases, to the direct shuttle of transporter molecules or its coding mRNA between cells. Also, EV-mediated transport of regulatory proteins (e.g., transcription factors) and noncoding RNAs have been indicated to induce MDR. Conversely, the transfer of a drug-sensitive phenotype via EVs has also been reported. Additionally, interactions between non-tumor cells and the tumor cells with an impact on MDR are presented. Finally, we highlight uninvestigated aspects and possible approaches to exploiting this knowledge toward the identification of druggable processes and molecules and, ultimately, the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Life (Basel, Switzerland) - 13(2023), 8 vom: 27. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bucci-Muñoz, María [VerfasserIn]
Gola, Aldana Magalí [VerfasserIn]
Rigalli, Juan Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Ceballos, María Paula [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz, María Laura [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ABC transporters
Breast cancer resistance protein
Drug resistance
Extracellular vesicles
Journal Article
Multidrug resistance-associated protein
P-glycoprotein
Review

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Date Revised 29.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/life13081633

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361276729