April 9, 2019 NIH Director’s Blog “New Target for Cancer Immunotherapy: Exosomes”

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Exosomes seem to be a hot topic around the science water cooler. This article from NIH Director, Francis Collins was published today (4/9/2019). See, https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2019/04/09/new-target-for-cancer-immunotherapy-exosomes/

New Target for Cancer Immunotherapy: Exosomes
...This month, members of this research consortium described their latest progress in unraveling the secrets of exRNA in a group of 18 papers in the Cell family of journals. And it’s not just RNA that the consortium is studying, it’s also proteins. Among the many exciting results just published is the serendipitous discovery that proteins carried inside tiny, bubble-like vesicles, called exosomes, may influence a cancer’s response to immunotherapy [1]. The work sheds light on why certain cancers are resistant to immunotherapy and points to new strategies for unleashing the immune system in the fight against cancer....

FYI - There is another thread that was started yesterday on the Forum that includes discussion re exosomes. See, https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/research-re-exosomes-and-me-csf.75840/