The roles of exosomes in the tumor microenvironment / 国际外科学杂志

The tumor microenvironment is a special environment including tumor cells,stromal cells and extracellular matrix.The notion that the tumor microenvironment is a necessary functional unit to support cancer progression,metastasis and recurrence has been accepted by more and more scholars.Studies have shown that exosomes may play a pivotal role in tumor progression that involved in cell-cell communication in the tumor microenvironment.Here,we summarize the recent publications on the characteristics of exosomes,its biological effects and the potential roles as an important part of the tumor microenvironment during tumor progression.