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Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling

Huizhi Wang1*, Jingyu Min1,2*, Chunhui Xu1, Yawen Liu1, Zhengyue Yu1, Aihua Gong3✉, Min Xu1✉

1. Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, 438 Jiefang Road, Zhenjiang 212001, China
2. Department of Gastroenterology, Changshu No.2 People's Hospital, 68 Haiyu South Road, Changshu 215500, China
3. Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
*Equal contributors

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Wang H, Min J, Xu C, Liu Y, Yu Z, Gong A, Xu M. Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling. J Cancer 2023; 14(6):1075-1087. doi:10.7150/jca.81320. https://www.jcancer.org/v14p1075.htm
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Recent studies have found that hypoxia contributes to tumor progression and drug resistance by inducing the secretion of exosomes. However, the mechanism underlying this resistance in pancreatic cancer remains to be explored. In this study, we investigated the effect of hypoxia-induced tumor-derived exosomes (Hexo) on stemness and resistance to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells, as well as the molecular mechanisms involved in this process. Firstly, we discovered that hypoxia promoted stemness and induced resistance to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells. Secondly, we showed that exosomes secreted by pancreatic cancer cells under normoxic or hypoxic conditions can be transfected into tumor cells. Thirdly, it was demonstrated that Hexo promotes proliferation, stemness, and resistance to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells, as well as inhibits the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest induced by gemcitabine. Finally, it was verified that Hexo inactivated the Hippo/Yes-associated protein (Hippo/YAP) pathway in pancreatic cancer cells by transferring exosomal long non-coding RNA regulator of reprogramming (lncROR). In summary, the hypoxic tumor microenvironment could promote stemness and induce resistance to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells. Mechanistically, Hexo enhanced stemness to promote chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer cells by transferring lncROR via Hippo signaling. Thus, exosomal lncROR may serve as a candidate target of chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

Keywords: Exosomes, hypoxia, stemness, chemoresistance, lncROR, pancreatic cancer


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Wang, H., Min, J., Xu, C., Liu, Y., Yu, Z., Gong, A., Xu, M. (2023). Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling. Journal of Cancer, 14(6), 1075-1087. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.81320.

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Wang, H.; Min, J.; Xu, C.; Liu, Y.; Yu, Z.; Gong, A.; Xu, M. Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling. J. Cancer 2023, 14 (6), 1075-1087. DOI: 10.7150/jca.81320.

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Wang H, Min J, Xu C, Liu Y, Yu Z, Gong A, Xu M. Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling. J Cancer 2023; 14(6):1075-1087. doi:10.7150/jca.81320. https://www.jcancer.org/v14p1075.htm

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Wang H, Min J, Xu C, Liu Y, Yu Z, Gong A, Xu M. 2023. Hypoxia-elicited Exosomes Promote the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Transferring LncROR via Hippo Signaling. J Cancer. 14(6):1075-1087.

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