Title:Role of Exosomes in Photodynamic Anticancer Therapy
Volume: 27
Issue: 40
Author(s): Yuan Jiang, Chuanshan Xu*, Wingnang Leung*, Mei Lin, Xiaowen Cai, Huanhuan Guo, Jiyong Zhang and Fanwen Yang
Affiliation:
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Science & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511436,China
- Division of Chinese Medicine, School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong
Keywords:
Photodynamic therapy, tumor, exosomes, tumor microenvironment, tumor metastasis, tumor drug
resistance.
Abstract: Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative treatment for malignancies based
on photochemical reaction induced by Photosensitizers (PS) under light irradiation. Recent studies
show that PDT caused the abundant release of exosomes from tumor tissues. It is well-known that
exosomes as carriers play an important role in cell-cell communication through transporting many
kinds of bioactive molecules (e.g. lipids, proteins, mRNA, miRNA and lncRNA). Therefore, to explore
the role of exosomes in photodynamic anticancer therapy has been attracting significant attention.
In the present paper, we will briefly introduce the basic principle of PDT and exosomes, and
focus on discussing the role of exosomes in photodynamic anticancer therapy, to further enrich and
boost the development of PDT.