Review Article

Functions of Exosomes in the Triangular Relationship between the Tumor, Inflammation, and Immunity in the Tumor Microenvironment

Table 3

Exosomes and immunotherapy.

Tumor typeExosome contentsExosome originEffector cellsActive components

OSCCmiR-21TumorMDSCsPTEN/PD-L1
CLLY RNA hY4TumorMonocytesTLR7/CCL2, CCL4, IL-6
HNSCCPD-L1(+)TumorCD8+ T cellsCD69
HCCPD-1 antibodyTumorDCsPD-1+ CD8+ T cells
miR-138γδ T cellCD8+ T cellsPD-1, CTLA-4
14-3-3ζTumorTILsCell proliferation
/DCsNaive T cells, CTLsCell proliferation
Glioblastoma melanoma/NK cellsTumor cellsTNF-α, granzyme B
NeuroblastomamiR-186NK cellsTumor cellsMYCN, TGFBR1

Tumor-type abbreviations: OSCC: oral squamous cell carcinoma; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; CLL: chronic lymphocytic leukemia. “/” means “not mentioned”.