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Table 4 Studies on exosomes as potential delivery vectors in sarcoma treatment

From: Exosomes in the tumor microenvironment of sarcoma: from biological functions to clinical applications

Sarcoma type

Target cells

Exosome source

Exosomal cargos

Loading methods

Mechanisms

Loading efficiency

References

OS

Sarcoma cells

MSCs

Doxorubicin

Co-incubation

Nucleic acid synthesis ↓

12%

[98]

OS

Sarcoma cells

MSCs

miR-143

Lipofection

Cell migration ↓

Not mentioned

[99]

OS

Sarcoma cells

OS cells

lncRNA MEG3

Lipofection

Sponging miR-185-5p

Not mentioned

[100]

FS

Immune cells

Macrophages

HSP70

Incubation at 42℃

Immune response ↑

Not mentioned

[101]

OS

Sarcoma cells

MSCs

miR-101

Lentiviral transduction

Cell migration ↓

About 48%

[108]

OS

Sarcoma cells

OS cells

miR-371b-5p

Co-incubation

Cell proliferation and migration ↓

Not mentioned

[109]

  1. OS, osteosarcoma; MSCs, mesenchymal stem cells; miR, microRNA; lncRNA, long non-coding RNA; FS, fibrosarcoma; HSP70, heat shock protein 70