Exosome's role in ovarian disease pathogenesis and therapy; Focus on ovarian cancer and failure.

J Reprod Immunol

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif , Saudi Arabia.

Published: December 2024

In the eukaryotic system, exosomes are categorized as unique extracellular vesicles with dimensions ranging from 30 to 150 nm. These vesicles contain a variety of endogenous molecules, such as proteins, DNA, mRNA, microRNA, and circular RNA. They are essential for a wide range of metabolic events and have the potential to be used as therapeutic or diagnostic targets for a number of diseases, including ovarian diseases. By inducing changes in the surrounding environment, the donor exosomes transfer their contents to the receiving cells, so demonstrating the biological implications of major interactions between cells. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have produced exosomes have shown promise as a treatment for premature organ failure (POF or POI). Furthermore, exosomal transport has many complexities, and contributes to the pathophysiology of ovarian cancer by affecting cell growth, migration, metastastsis and etc. Owing to these facts, in this paper, we present the progress developed in the understanding of exosomes as a viable therapeutic avenue and indisputable prognostic targets in ovarian disorders.

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