草酰乙酸和苹果酸对菠菜叶片和完整叶绿体光合作用的影响

观测了OAA和MA对菠菜叶征和完整叶绿体光合作用的影响。结果显示,当叶片切块在20μmol/L的OAA存在时,其叶片的光合放氧速率增加了89％,经OAA处理的离体完整叶绿体的光合放氧速率增加了72％;当反应体系中存在有较高浓度的NaHCO3时,OAA的作用不明显。叶片经20μmol/L的MA处理后,叶片光合放氧速率比对照高127％。用CO2分析仪观测了处理后叶片的净光合速率（Pn）,结果显示,OAA和MA处理后的叶片Pn值分别是对照的117％和111％。对在C3植物中建立C4微循环系统来提高光合作用效率的可能性进行了讨论。     

转玉米PEPC基因水稻中有限的C4光合微循环及其生理作用

用转PEPC基因水稻(Oryza sativa L. subsp.japonica Kitaake)和原种水稻Kitaake为材料,研究了不同基因型水稻叶片中的C4光合微循环及其功能.通过测定与光合C4途径有关的关键酶,如磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPC)、NADP -苹果酸酶(NADP -ME)、NADP -苹果酸脱氢酶(NADP -MDH)和丙酮酸磷酸双激酶(PPDK),说明原种水稻叶片中具有完整的C4光合酶体系;用外源OAA或MA饲喂叶切片或叶绿体后明显增加光合速率,证明原种水稻中具有一个有限的光合C4微循环.将玉米的PEPC基因导入原种水稻后,可大幅度提高光合C4微循环的速率.测定不同基因型的CO2交换速率,看出水稻中C4光合微循环的增强有提高净光合速率(Pn)和降低光呼吸速率/净光合速率(Pr/Pn)比值的作用.叶绿素荧光特性分析表明,C4光合微循环的增强伴随着PSⅡ电子传递效率(Fv/Fm)和光化学猝灭(qP)的增加以及非光化学猝灭(qN)的降低;这些结果为通过基因工程手段提高作物光合效率的遗传育种提供了科学根据.     

转玉米PEPC基因水稻中有限的C4光合微循环及其生理作用

用转PEPC基因水稻(OryzasativaL.subsp.japonicaKitaake)和原种水稻Kitaake为材料,研究了不同基因型水稻叶片中的C4光合微循环及其功能。通过测定与光合C4途径有关的关键酶,如磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPC)、NADP -苹果酸酶(NADP -ME)、NADP -苹果酸脱氢酶(NADP -MDH)和丙酮酸磷酸双激酶(PPDK),说明原种水稻叶片中具有完整的C4光合酶体系;用外源OAA或MA饲喂叶切片或叶绿体后明显增加光合速率,证明原种水稻中具有一个有限的光合C4微循环。将玉米的PEPC基因导入原种水稻后,可大幅度提高光合C4微循环的速率。测定不同基因型的CO2交换速率,看出水稻中C4光合微循环的增强有提高净光合速率(Pn)和降低光呼吸速率/净光合速率(Pr/Pn)比值的作用。叶绿素荧光特性分析表明,C4光合微循环的增强伴随着PSⅡ电子传递效率(Fv/Fm)和光化学猝灭(qP)的增加以及非光化学猝灭(qN)的降低;这些结果为通过基因工程手段提高作物光合效率的遗传育种提供了科学根据。     

光合产物水平与光合机构运转关系的探讨

在作了增加或减少光合产物含量的处理之后测定了菠菜叶片的净光合作用速率及其离体叶绿体的希尔反应、光合磷酸化与碳固定活力和叶片的蔗糖、淀粉含量。 光合产物的短期(6小时)积累对叶片的净光合作用速率和离体叶绿体的 CO_2固定没有明显影响。但是,处理叶片离体叶绿体的光合磷酸化活力往往稍低于对照。光合产物的较长期(3～5天)积累引起叶片净光合作用速率、离休叶绿体的希尔反应、光合磷酸化和碳固定活力的明显下降,而处理叶片的呼吸速率比对照增加二倍多。由遮阴而引起光合产物亏缺后,叶片净光合作用速率和离体叶绿体希尔反应、光合磷酸化活力也下降。在遮阴时将离体叶片的叶柄插在0.1M的蔗糖溶液中,其后来的净光合作用速率比叶柄插在水中的对照提高20％之多。 叶片光合产物含量与净光合作用速率之间的关系,可以用一条钟罩形的曲线来表示。当光合产物含量远低于或高于一个最适值时,光合产物水平与净光合速率之间分别有正相关或负相关;而当光合产物含量处于这个最适值附近的一定范围内时,似乎没有仟么明显的相关。这种曲线可以解释其他作者获得的许多相互矛盾的结果。     

荒漠植物梭梭群体和叶片水平气体交换对不同土壤水分的响应

为揭示C4荒漠植物梭梭的抗旱性和适应环境的光合作用特征,在人工控制土壤水分条件下,选择代表性植株,使用改进同化箱和LI-8100土壤碳通量自动测量系统组成的群体光合作用测量系统进行测量.该系统能够自动、连续观测,在测量时光、温环境因子稳定,能够准确测定植物的群体水平光合作用.使用LI-6400测定叶片水平光合作用.在相同土壤水分条件下,群体与叶片水平光合速率存在极显著差异（P〈0.001）,当土壤水分为田间持水量的50%（土壤含水量约10%）左右时梭梭的光合能力最强,群体光合速率（CAP）日均值为6.22μmolCO2m-2s-1,叶片光合速率（Pn）日均值为20.18μmolCO2m-2s-1,群体为叶片水平的30.8%.升高或降低土壤水分,梭梭的光合能力都下降.CAP与Pn的线性回归关系为CAP=0.20Pn＋1.82（r2=0.89,P〈0.001）.结果表明,适宜的土壤含水量可显著提高梭梭群体和叶片的光合能力,过高的土壤含水量不利于梭梭生长发育.梭梭群体及叶片水平的气体交换对同一水分条件有近似的响应趋势,利用拟合公式,可从叶片水平推算出群体水平的光合速率.     

从光合作用特性看铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)的竞争优势

通过测定净光合放氧速率,研究了温度、光照和pH对铜绿微囊藻(M icrocystis aeruginosa)和玫瑰拟衣藻(Chlorom onas rosae)光合作用的影响。两种藻的光合放氧速率都随着温度的升高而加快,在10~35℃范围内,铜绿微囊藻净光合放氧速率随温度升高而直线上升,其最适温度高于35℃,而当温度高于30℃后玫瑰拟衣藻的净光合放氧速率迅速下降;两种微藻的光合放氧速率-光强变化曲线有所不同,铜绿微囊藻光饱和点在500μmol.m-2.s-1附近,光强达到900μmol.m-2.s-1时仍无光抑制现象发生,玫瑰拟衣藻光饱和点在630μmol.m-2.s-1附近,当光强进一步升高,光合放氧速率开始下降;铜绿微囊藻最适pH值是10.0,在pH值6.5~11.5范围内,光合放氧都很活跃,变化幅度不大,玫瑰拟衣藻最适pH值7.0,偏酸或偏碱光合放氧都迅速地下降,pH高于10.0出现了负值。比较两种藻的光合作用特性,铜绿微囊藻光合作用具有3个特点:(1)适应温度范围宽,对高温具有良好的适应性,并且光合作用随温度的升高显著提高;(2)光饱和点低,光合作用活性高,能在弱光环境中高效地进行光合作用,并且抗强光伤害;(3)对pH变化具有超强的适应能力,在中性和碱性环境中,都能进行活跃的光合作用。铜绿微囊藻在光能利用、温度和pH适应性方面的特点,可以使其快速生长繁殖,积累大量的生物量,在与其它藻类的竞争中占据显著的优势。     

墨兰幼叶和成熟叶不同部位叶绿体超微结构和光合作用

墨兰试管苗植株成熟叶片叶绿体基粒较发达,类囊本膜垛叠较紧密。幼叶叶绿体中少有亲锇颗粒,成熟叶的叶绿体中往往既有亲锇颗粒又有淀粉粒。幼叶中基粒数目比成熟叶的少,叶绿体也比成熟叶的小。幼叶的光合放氧速率比成熟叶的低。幼叶中叶尖部叶绿体最大而叶基部最小,但叶尖部的光合放氧速率比叶基部小。成熟叶中叶绿体大小及光合放氧速率区别不明显。通过对各部位叶绿素含量的测定发现,叶绿素含量与光合放氧速率之间没有正相关性     

柚树(Citrus grandis)叶片光合作用对补增UV-B辐射的响应

生长在人工光照 4 0 0μmol m- 2 s- 1 下的柚树幼树光合速率的最大值为 1 0 .2± 0 .5μmol m- 2 s- 1 ;而补增UV-B辐射 ( 3.8-4 .2μW cm- 2 ,2 4 5～ 2 97nm,4 5d)的叶片则为 6.4± 0 .8μmol m- 2 s- 1 ,较对照植株降低37.2 %。对照植物的表观量子产率 (固定 mol CO2 mol- 1量子 )为 0 .0 75± 0 .0 1 2 ,而经 UV-B辐射处理植株则为0 .0 4 1± 0 .0 0 8,明显较对照植株低。UV-B辐射处理使植株叶片的光呼吸和不包括光呼吸的 CO2 补偿点增高。对照植株叶片的最大值的 CO2 羧化速率 (μmol m- 2 s- 1 )为 57.1± 1 .5μmol m- 2 s- 1 ,较 UV-B辐射处理的高30 .9% ,而 UV-B辐射处理的植株的光合电子传递速率较对照低 30 %。同时 UV-B辐射植株叶片有较低的光能转化效率 ,其较对照低 39.1 % ,叶片亦含有较低的叶绿素含量。结果表明 ,UV-B辐射明显抑制叶片光合羧化速率和光合电子传递速率 ,UV-B辐射可能抑制包括 Rubisco羧化作用在内的多个光合生理过程 ,降低叶片光合速率。柚树叶片对 UV-B辐射敏感 ,选育抗 UV-B辐射的柚树品种势在必行。     

从光合作用特性看铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)的竞争优势

通过测定净光合放氧速率,研究了温度、光照和pH对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystis aeruginosa)和玫瑰拟衣藻(Chloromonas rosae)光合作用的影响。两种藻的光合放氧速率都随着温度的升高而加快,在10~35℃范围内,铜绿微囊藻净光合放氧速率随温度升高而直线上升,其最适温度高于35℃,而当温度高于30℃后玫瑰拟衣藻的净光合放氧速率迅速下降;两种微藻的光合放氧速率-光强变化曲线有所不同,铜绿微囊藻光饱和点在500μmol·m^-2·s^-1附近,光强达到900μmol·m^-2·s^-1时仍无光抑制现象发生,玫瑰拟衣藻光饱和点在630μmol·m^-2·s^-1附近,当光强进一步升高,光合放氧速率开始下降;铜绿微囊藻最适pH值是10.0,在pH值6.5~11.5范围内,光合放氧都很活跃,变化幅度不大,玫瑰拟衣藻最适pH值7.0,偏酸或偏碱光合放氧都迅速地下降,pH高于10.0出现了负值。比较两种藻的光合作用特性,铜绿微囊藻光合作用具有3个特点:(1)适应温度范围宽,对高温具有良好的适应性,并且光合作用随温度的升高显著提高;(2)光饱和点低,光合作用活性高,能在弱光环境中高效地进行光合作用,并且抗强光伤害;(3)对pH变化具有超强的适应能力,在中性和碱性环境中,都能进行活跃的光合作用。铜绿微囊藻在光能利用、温度和pH适应性方面的特点,可以使其快速生长繁殖,积累大量的生物量,在与其它藻类的竞争中占据显著的优势。     

光照下菜豆叶片抗氰呼吸与光合作用关系的分析北大核心CSCD

为了进一步了解光照下植物呼吸作用的内在机理以及呼吸作用和光合作用的关系,该文研究了在光照下菜豆(Phaseolus vulgaris)叶片抗氰呼吸与光合作用的关系。研究发现,将黑暗下生长的菜豆幼苗叶片转到光照下10 h,总呼吸、抗氰呼吸以及抗氰呼吸在总呼吸中的比例均逐步上升;光照也导致了叶片叶绿体光合放氧和CO2固定的出现及其速率的增加,但光合放氧和CO2固定速率的增加均滞后于抗氰呼吸的增加。将黑暗下生长的叶片转到光照下之前用抗氰呼吸的抑制剂水杨基氧肟酸(SHAM)处理叶片,发现用SHAM处理并没有导致叶片在光照下光合放氧和CO2固定速率的明显变化,这也提示了黑暗下生长的叶片转至光照的过程中,抗氰呼吸和光合作用没有产生偶联。进一步研究发现,在黑暗中对叶片施加短时间的光照能够增加抗氰呼吸在总呼吸中的比例,但短时间的光照对叶片光合CO2固定速率没有影响。这些结果表明了光照对抗氰呼吸的诱导可以不依赖于光合作用,光照可能是作为一种直接的信号去诱导抗氰呼吸。     

Microparticles in physiological and in pathological conditions

Chronic diseases pose a severe burden to modern National Health Systems. Individuals nowadays have a far more extended lifespan than in the past, but healthy living was only scantily extended. As much as longer life is desirable, it is saddened by chronic diseases and organ malfunctions. One contributor to these problems was recognized to be represented by microparticles (MPs). Our purpose is to better understand MPs, to contrast their ominous threat and possible clinical importance. For this intent we correlated MPs with thrombotic pathologies, hemophilia, malaria, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, endothelial dysfunctions, pulmonary hypertension, ischemic stroke, pre-eclampsia, rheumatologic diseases-rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, angiogenesis and tumor progression-cancer; we listed the possibilities of using them to improve transfusion methods, as a marker for acute allograft rejection, in stem cell transplantation, as neuronal biomarkers, to understand gender-specific susceptibility for diseases and to improve vaccination methods and we presented some methods for the detection of MPs.     

Improved repeat identification and masking in Dipterans

Repetitive sequences are a major constituent of many eukaryote genomes and play roles in gene regulation, chromosome inheritance, nuclear architecture, and genome stability. The identification of repetitive elements has traditionally relied on in-depth, manual curation and computational determination of close relatives based on DNA identity. However, the rapid divergence of repetitive sequence has made identification of repeats by DNA identity difficult even in closely related species. Hence, the presence of unidentified repeats in genome sequences affects the quality of gene annotations and annotation-dependent analyses (e.g. microarray analyses). We have developed an enhanced repeat identification pipeline using two approaches. First, the de novo repeat finding program PILER-DF was used to identify interspersed repetitive elements in several recently finished Dipteran genomes. Repeats were classified, when possible, according to their similarity to known elements described in Repbase and GenBank, and also screened against annotated genes as one means of eliminating false positives. Second, we used a new program called RepeatRunner, which integrates results from both RepeatMasker nucleotide searches and protein searches using BLASTX. Using RepeatRunner with PILER-DF predictions, we masked repeats in thirteen Dipteran genomes and conclude that combining PILER-DF and RepeatRunner greatly enhances repeat identification in both well-characterized and un-annotated genomes.     

Effects of Sludge and pH Adjustment on Cd Speciation in Soil and Growth and Cd Accumulation in Pak Choi

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of soil pH adjustment and treatment with sludge on plant growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation in Chinese cabbage (pak choi) grown in Cd-contaminated soils. Soil was artificially spiked to raise its final Cd concentration to 10 mg/kg, adjusted to different pH values, and then supplemented with 5% sludge: either biosolids (BS) from wastewater treatment or sludge from drinking water treatment (WTS). Pak choi seeds were sown and the seedlings potted in the treated soil, then grown in a greenhouse for 45 days. The added Cd was present mainly in the exchangeable fraction and its concentration correlated to Cd accumulation in the roots and shoots. Adjustment of pH and application of sludge affected the Cd concentration in different fractions. Addition of WTS and adjustment to pH 7.0 inhibited growth and Cd accumulation in the pak choi. Addition of BS increased the soil nutrient content and thus enhanced growth and Cd accumulation. If pak choi were the only form of vegetable intake, consumption of pak choi grown in the Cd-spiked soils used in this study would exceed the maximum acceptable intake (60 μg/day) proposed by the World Health Organization.     

Land,livestock, and livelihoods: Changing dynamics of gender,caste, and ethnicity in a Nepalese Village

Over the past 10 years, Ghusel VDC, Lalitpur District has moved from primarily subsistence agriculture into the wider cash economy aided by the Small Farmers' Development Program (SFDP), which provides credit to farmers mainly for the purchase of buffalo for milk production, and by the National Dairy Corporation, which supports local dairy cooperatives. Analysis reveals that buffalo-keeping and milk sales are increasing the well-being of many households, while at the same time creating new inequalities in gender roles and responsibilities, greater inequities between Brahmin and Tamang residents in Ghusel, and placing pressures on the ecosystem for increased supplies of fodder and fuelwood. Evidence suggests that there is critical, need for attention to the social, and particularly gender-based, implications of maintaining livestock for milk sales and to the ecological underpinnings of this livelihood system.     

Chromium accumulation, translocation and chemical speciation in vegetable crops

Trivalent chromium (Cr³⁺) is essential for animal and human health, whereas hexavalent Cr (CrO₄ ²⁻) is a potent carcinogen and extremely toxic to animals and humans. Thus, the accumulated Cr in food plants may represent potential health hazards to animals and humans if the element is accumulated in the hexavalent form or in high concentrations. This study was conducted to determine the extent to which various vegetable crops absorb and accumulate Cr³⁺ and CrO₄ ²⁻ into roots and shoots and to ascertain the different chemical forms of Cr in these tissues. Two greenhouse hydroponic experiments were performed using a recirculating-nutrient culture technique that allowed all plants to be equally supplied with Cr at all times. In the first experiment, 1 mg L⁻¹ Cr was supplied to 11 vegetable plant species as Cr³⁺ or CrO₄ ²⁻, and the accumulation of Cr in roots and shoots was compared. The crops tested included cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata L.), cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.), celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce (Mill.) Pers.), chive (Allium schoenoprasum L.), collard (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.), garden pea (Pisum sativum L.), kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala DC.), lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), onion (Allium cepa L.), spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.), and strawberry (Fragaria ×  ananassaDuch.). In the second experiment, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) analysis on Cr in plant tissues was performed in roots and shoots of various vegetable plants treated with CrO₄ ²⁻ at either 2 mg Cr L⁻¹ for 7 d or 10 mg Cr L⁻¹ for 2, 4 or 7 d. The crops used in this experiment included beet (Beta vulgaris L. var. crassa (Alef.) J. Helm), broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. Italica Plenck), cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L. gp. Cantalupensis), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), lettuce, radish (Raphanus sativus L.), spinach, tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L.) Karsten), and turnip (Brassica rapa L. var. rapifera Bailey). The XAS speciation analysis indicates that CrO₄ ²⁻ is converted in the root to Cr³⁺ by all plants tested. Translocation of both Cr forms from roots to shoots was extremely limited and accumulation of Cr by roots was 100-fold higher than that by shoots, regardless of the Cr species supplied. Highest Cr concentrations were detected in members of the Brassicaceae family such as cauliflower, kale, and cabbage. Based on our observations and previous findings by other researchers, a hypothesis for the differential accumulation and identical translocation patterns of the two Cr ions is proposed. Received: 27 February 1998 / Accepted: 2 April 1998     

眶额叶微量注射谷氨酸和γ-氨基丁酸对胃运动的影响及其机制探讨

目的:研究眶额叶(OFC)的谷氨酸(Glu)和γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)含量变化对胃运动的影响及其调节神经机制。方法:实验采用了大鼠眶额叶微量注射给药,结合核团损毁的方法,以记录胃内压,统计胃收缩幅度作为胃运动变化的指标。结果:①OFC注射Glu可显著降低胃收缩幅度,损毁杏仁核后可反转该效应,胃收缩幅度显著增强;损毁蓝斑核后,Glu的作用无显著性变化。②OFC注射GABA可显著增强胃的收缩幅度,损毁蓝斑核后消除该效应;损毁杏仁核后,胃收缩幅度进一步增强。结论:外源性增加OFC区Glu含量导致的抑胃效应可能是通过增强了杏仁核的经常性抑胃作用而引起的;而增加OFC区GABA的含量引起的胃运动增强与蓝斑核密切相关。     

乙型脑炎患者脑脊液和血浆氨基酸代谢的变化

本文采用气相色谱法对５７例乙型脑炎患者极期和２１例恢复期患者的脑脊液（ＣＳＦ）和血浆１４种游离氨基酸浓度进行分析。结果表明,乙脑极期ＣＳＦ游离氨基酸浓度除苏氨酸、丝氨酸值低于正常值外,其它氨基酸值均增高,其中谷氨酸、鸟氨酸、赖氨酸、缬氨酸、脯氨酸值上升明显（ａｌｌＰ＜０．０１）,至乙脑恢复期不同幅度下降。乙脑极期血浆游离脯氨酸、赖氨酸、苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸、鸟氨酸、谷氨酸浓度高于正常值,而其它８种氨基酸值均下降明显,至乙脑恢复期,多数氨基酸恢复至接近正常水平。实验提示,乙脑病毒能明显影响血浆和ＣＳＦ中氨基酸的含量,而二者具有代谢差异。     

低氧对高原鼠兔和大鼠血液NO 与ET-1的影响

将Wistar大鼠暴露于3 780 m低氧环境,分别于24 h、2 wk及3 wk后采用酶联免疫法和硝酸还原酶法测定血液中的ET~(-1)和NO的含量,计算NO/ET~(-1)值,并与高原鼠兔比较,探讨低氧条件下大鼠与高原鼠兔血液中NO与ET~(-1)含量的变化趋势。结果表明,低氧24 h后,大鼠血液中NO和ET~(-1)的含量显著高于同海拔的高原鼠兔(P<0·01),而NO/ET~(-1)值无显著差异(P>0·05)。随着大鼠在高海拔停留时间的延长,血液中NO含量呈减少趋势,而ET~(-1)则有上升趋势,二者呈显著的负相关(r2=0·2416,P<0·01)。高原鼠兔NO/ET~(-1)值约为大鼠低氧2 wk和3 wk的2倍(P<0·01)。说明不同低氧暴露时间,高原鼠兔和大鼠的NO、ET~(-1)及NO/ET~(-1)值有显著差异,提示NO/ET~(-1)值可以作为有机体是否适应高原低氧环境的一个指标。     

EBV编码miRNAs在病毒感染和肿瘤发生中的功能和意义

EB病毒(Epstein-Barr virus,EBV)是一种172 kb大小的线性双链DNA病毒,与鼻咽癌、淋巴瘤、胃癌等恶性肿瘤的发生密切相关. EBV编码的微小RNAs (miRNAs)可以调节病毒和宿主细胞基因的表达,并且在癌症发生发展中起着多种作用.本文综述了EBV编码的miRNAs (EBV-encoded miRNA,EBV miRNAs)在病毒感染和肿瘤发生、侵袭转移、抗凋亡、信号通路等方面的生物学功能,以及对于EBV相关肿瘤诊断标志物的潜在意义. EB病毒编码的miRNAs也可能成为进一步研究EBV相关肿瘤治疗的一个候选靶点.     

Exosomes and their importance in metastasis,diagnosis, and therapy of colorectal cancer

Extracellular vesicles are known as actual intermediaries of intercellular communications, such as biological signals and cargo transfer between different cells. A variety of cells release the exosomes as nanovesicular bodies. Exosomes contain different compounds such as several types of nucleic acids and proteins. In this study, we focused on exosomes in colorectal cancer as good tools that can be involved in various cancer-related processes. Furthermore, we summarize the advantages and disadvantages of exosome extraction methods and review related studies on the role of exosomes in colorectal cancer. Finally, we focus on reports available on relations between mesenchymal stem cell–derived exosomes and colorectal cancer. Several cancer-related processes such as cancer progression, metastasis, and drug resistance of colorectal cancer are related to the cargoes of exosomes. A variety of molecules, especially proteins, microRNAs, and long noncoding RNAs, play important roles in these processes. The microenvironment features, such as hypoxia, also have very important effects on the properties of the origin cell–derived exosomes. On the other hand, exosomes derived from colorectal cancer cells also interfere with cancer chemoresistance. Furthermore, today it is known that exosomes and their contents can likely be very effective in noninvasive colorectal cancer diagnosis and therapy. Thus, exosomes, and especially their cargoes, play different key roles in various aspects of basic and clinical research related to both progression and therapy of colorectal cancer.