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. 2021 May 24;11:652378. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.652378

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Roles of exosomes in immunosuppression in gastric cancer pre-metastatic niches. Gastric cancer-derived exosomes cause immunosuppression by suppressing DC/CD8+ T cell activation and DC maturation and inducing differentiation of TAM, TAN, MDSC, Treg, and Th17 cells. In turn, TAM provides onco-promoting signals to tumors and stromal cells through its exosomes. Arrows represent activation, whereas bar-headed arrows represent inhibition. CAF, cancer-associated fibroblast; DC, dendritic cells; ECM, extracellular matrix; EMT, epithelial-mesenchymal transition; MDSC, myeloid-derived suppressor cell; MMT, mesothelial-mesenchymal transition; MSC, mesenchymal stem cell; PMC, peritoneal mesothelial cell; TAM, tumor-associated macrophage; TAN, tumor-associated neutrophil; Th17, T-helper 17 cell; Treg, regulatory T cell.