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Table 1 The role of MSC-Exo in breast cancer tumorigenesis

From: Shining the light on mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in breast cancer

Tumor progression approach

Origin of Exo

Setting

Cargo

Mechanism

Outcome

References

Angiogenesis

BMSCs

In vitro

NS

NS

Pro-angiogenesis

[101]

In vivo

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-16

Down-regulation of VEGF

Anti-angiogenesis

[102]

In vivo

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-100

Down-regulation of VEGF by modulating the mTOR/HIF-1α signaling axis

Anti-angiogenesis

[107]

Cell proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy

BMSCs

In vitro

miRNAs-21/34a

NS

Induction of cell proliferation

[101]

In vivo

Reduction of apoptotic

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-106a-5p

NS

Induction of cell proliferation

[114]

In vivo

AD-MSCs

In vitro

NS

Activation of two key downstream effector proteins of Hippo, the YAP and TAZ

Induction of cell proliferation

[109]

In vivo

Reduction of apoptotic

AD-MSCs

In vitro

NS

Activation of Wnt/b-catenin signaling pathway by targeting Axin2 and Dkk1

Induction of cell proliferation

[111]

AD-MSCs

In vitro

miR-145

Modulating of ROCK1, MMP9, ERBB2, and TP53

Suppression of cell proliferation

[117]

Induction of apoptosis

hUCMSCs

In vivo

miR-224-5p

Down-regulation of HOXA5

Induction of cell proliferation

[123]

Induction of autophagy

Reduction of apoptotic

hUCMSCs

In vitro

miR-148b-3p

Down-regulating of TRIM59 lead to inhibition of Ki-67, Bcl-xl, Bcl-2, N-cadherin and vimentin expression

Suppression of cell proliferation

[124]

In vivo

Induction of apoptosis

DPSCs

In vitro

miR-34a

NS

Suppression of cell proliferation

[116]

Metastasis

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-106a-5p

NS

Induction of migration and invasion

[114]

In vivo

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-let-7f

NS

Suppression of migration

[130]

AD-MSCs

In vitro

NS

Activation of the Wnt signaling pathway

Induction of metastasis

[111]

AD-MSCs

In vitro

miR-145

Suppression of MUC1

Suppression of metastasis

[117]

AD-MSCs

In vitro

miR-381

Down-regulation of Wnt signaling pathway genes (LRP6 and CTNNB1) and EMT transcription factors (Twist and Snail)

Suppression of migration and invasion

[129]

hUCMSCs

In vitro

miR-148b-3p

Down-regulation of TRIM59

Suppression of EMT and migration

[115]

In vivo

hUCMSCs

In vitro

miR-21-5p

Down-regulating of ZNF367

Suppression of metastasis

[128]

Dormancy

MSCs

In vitro

NS

NS

Induction of dormancy

[134]

MSCs

In vitro

NS

Drive BC cell into CSCs through regulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway

Induction of dormancy

[135]

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-222/223

Induction of BC cells cycling quiescence by reduction of CDK4, Cyclin D1 and p21WAF1 expression

Induction of dormancy

[136]

In vivo

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-23b

Suppression of MARCKS

Induction of dormancy

[138]

In vivo

AD-MSCs

In vitro

miR-941

Up-regulation of E-cadherin and down-regulation of vimentin, SMAD4, and SNAIL

Induction of dormancy

[137]

Chemotherapy resistance

BMSCs

In vitro

miR-21-5

Upregulation of S100A6

Induction of chemoresistance

[144]

  

In vivo

    
 

AD-MSCs

In vitro

miR-1236

Down-regulation of SLC9A1 and inactivation of Wnt/β-catenin

Induction of chemoresistance

[145]

Immune evasion

MSCs

In vitro

TGF-b, C1q, and semaphorins

Up-regulation of PD-L1 and elevate L-Arginase and IL-10 to stimulate M-MDSC differentiation into M2-polarized macrophages for immunosuppressive

Immunosuppression

[151]

  

In vivo