Mitochondrial Transfer Promotes Immune Escape in Osteosarcoma Cells: Mechanisms and Research Advances
- VernacularTitle:线粒体转移促进骨肉瘤细胞免疫逃逸:机制与研究进展
- Author:
Qishun QIN
1
;
Xingsheng WANG
2
;
Kai LI
2
;
Pei PENG
1
;
Shihong XU
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: osteosarcoma; mitochondrial transfer; immune escape; metabolic regulation
- From: Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(5):1250-1259
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Osteosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant bone tumor whose immuno evasion mechanisms play a pivotal role in tumor progression and therapeutic resistance. Recent studies have identified mitochondrial transfer as a novel mode of intercellular communication that significantly influences metabolic reprogramming and immune evasion in osteosarcoma cells. This mechanism operates through three principal pathways: (1) enhancing energy metabolic efficiency in tumor cells; (2) mitigating intracellular oxidative stress; and (3) modulating immune checkpoint molecule expression. Collectively, these alterations impair host immune surveillance while promoting tumor proliferation, invasion, and distant metastasis through metabolic remodeling, immune tolerance induction, and tumor microenvironment reconstruction. This review systematically elucidates the molecular mechanisms by which mitochondrial transfer regulates immune evasion in osteosarcoma and its dynamic impact on the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, we discuss the translational potential of targeting this pathway for precision therapy and outline future research directions in this emerging field.