The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of chemoresistant cancer-associated fibroblasts (R-CAFs) against cisplatin (DDP) on colorectal cancer (CRC) progression. First, clinical tissue samples of chemoresistant or chemosensitive CRC patients were collected to isolate R-CAFs or chemosensitive CAFs (S-CAFs), respectively. HT29 cells or HUVECs were co-cultured with R-CAFs by transwell device. Then the proliferation and apoptosis of HT29 cells were detected with Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and flow cytometry. Transwell assay and tube formation assay was used to detect the migration and angiogenesis of HUVECs. In addition, a colorectal cancer transplantation model was established subcutaneously in nude mice by injecting stably transfected HT29 cells and exosomes from different CAF groups, and then the tumor volume and weight were measured and recorded. Hematoxylin and eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling (TUNEL) staining were performed to characterize the histopathological characteristics and apoptosis level of tumor tissues, respectively. S-CAFs and R-CAFs were isolated successfully. HT29 cell co-culture with R-CAFs significantly affected the proliferation and apoptosis of HT29 cells. Exosomes derived from R-CAFs (R-CAFs-Exo) were delivered to HT29 cells, which could induce viability, suppress apoptosis and accelerate the angiogenesis of CRC. In addition, VEGFA was highly expressed in R-CAFs-Exo, which might indicate that R-CAFs could transmit VEGFA through exosomes. Overexpressed VEGFA in R-CAFs apparently regulates the viability, apoptosis, DDP resistance, and angiogenesis of CRC. In-vivo experiments confirmed that R-CAFs-Exo promoted the progression of CRC and DDP resistance by delivering VEGFA . R-CAFs-derived exosomes promote the viability, apoptosis, DDP resistance, and angiogenesis of CRC by delivering VEGFA .
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