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Table 4 The role of exosomes in gliomas

From: Role of exosomes in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of central nervous system diseases

Source of exosomes

Intermediate molecule

Downstream pathway or molecule

Models or cells

Function

Refs.

Hypoxic GSCs

miR-30b-3p

NA

NA

Conferring TMZ resistance on glioblastoma

[77]

M2 BMDM

miR-21

PEG3

NA

Promoting immune escape of glioma cells

[78]

Hypoxia-induced glioma cells

miR-29a, miR-92a

NA

NA

Promoting immune escape

[80]

Stem-like BTICs

TNC

T cell

NA

Suppressing the immune system

[81]

NA

miR-301a

Wnt / β-catenin

NA

Reducing radiosensitivity

[85]

MSC

miR-146

NA

Rat primary brain tumor model

Inhibiting the growth of glioma xenografts

[88]

WJ-MSCs

miR-124

NA

GBM

Enhancing the sensitivity to TMZ and reduce the migration

[89]

  1. 'NA' means no accessible data in the study.
  2. GSCs, Glioma stem-like cells; TMZ, temozolomide; BMDM, bone marrow-derived macrophage; BTICs, brain tumor initiating cells; TNC, tenascin-C; MSC, mesenchymal stem cells; WJ-MSCs, Wharton's Jelly- Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells; GBM, glioblastoma multiforme