Adipose Tissue-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and the Tumor Microenvironment: Revisiting the Hallmarks of Cancer

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are crucial elements that sustain the communication between tumor cells and their microenvironment, and have emerged as a widespread mechanism of tumor formation and metastasis. In obesity, the adipose tissue becomes hypertrophic and hyperplastic, triggering increased pr...

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Main Authors: João Alfredo Moraes, Carol Encarnação, Victor Aguiar Franco, Luiz Gabriel Xavier Botelho, Gabriella Pacheco Rodrigues, Isadora Ramos-Andrade, Christina Barja-Fidalgo, Mariana Renovato-Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/13/3328