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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Cancer Biol. 2023 May 12;93:70–82. doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2023.05.003

Table 1.

Summary of tumor EV-mediated reprogramming of stromal microenvironment in PMN

Stromal cell
being targeted
PMN site EV cargo Reprogramming mechanism Source tumor
Endothelial cells Not defined VEGF Angiogenesis and endothelial permeability GBM, breast cancer
Lymph nodes, liver PDAC
Lymph node NGFR Angiogenesis and tumor cell adhesion Melanoma
Lung, brain Annexin II Tissue plasminogen activator-dependent angiogenesis Breast cancer
Liver AMIGO2 Tumor cell adhesion Gastric cancer
Not defined Unsaturated diacylglycerols Angiogenesis via protein kinase D signaling Breast cancer
lymph node miR-221-3p, ELNAT1 Lymphangiogenesis Bladder cancer
Lung fibroblasts Lung TG2 Fibroblast activation via FN dimerization Breast cancer
Endothelial cells, lung fibroblasts NID1 Angiogenesis, fibroblast activation HCC
Lung fibroblasts miR-1247-3p Fibroblast activation via inhibition of ITGB1 activation and stability
Lung fibroblasts, hepatic stellate cells Lung, liver ITGBL1 fibroblast activation via TNFAIP3-mediated NFκB signaling CRC
ECM Not defined TnC Foster ECM fiber nucleation, promote invasiveness of tumor cells via WNT/β-catenin and NFκB signaling PDAC, breast cancer
MMPs (MMP2, MMP9, MMP14) Degrade and remodel existing ECM Ovarian cancer, fibrosarcoma, melanoma