Tumor-associated macrophages in human breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian and prostate cancers

I Larionova, G Tuguzbaeva, A Ponomaryova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are major innate immune cells that constitute up to
50% of the cell mass of human tumors. TAMs are highly heterogeneous cells that originate …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Major pathways involved in macrophage polarization in cancer

C Kerneur, CE Cano, D Olive - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages play an important role in tissue homeostasis, tissue remodeling, immune
response, and progression of cancer. Consequently, macrophages exhibit significant …

CC chemokines in a tumor: a review of pro-cancer and anti-cancer properties of the ligands of receptors CCR1, CCR2, CCR3, and CCR4

J Korbecki, K Kojder, D Simińska… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
CC chemokines, a subfamily of 27 chemotactic cytokines, are a component of intercellular
communication, which is crucial for the functioning of the tumor microenvironment. Although …

CAR-T cell-mediated depletion of immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages promotes endogenous antitumor immunity and augments adoptive …

A Rodriguez-Garcia, RC Lynn, M Poussin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) represents a major barrier for
effective immunotherapy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are highly heterogeneous …

New angiogenic regulators produced by TAMs: perspective for targeting tumor angiogenesis

I Larionova, E Kazakova, T Gerashchenko… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the targeting of a single pro-angiogenic factor fails to improve
oncological disease outcome, significant efforts have been made to identify new pro …

Roles of macrophages on ulcerative colitis and colitis-associated colorectal cancer

M Zhang, X Li, Q Zhang, J Yang, G Liu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Colitis-associated colorectal cancer is the most serious complication of ulcerative colitis.
Long-term chronic inflammation increases the incidence of CAC in UC patients. Compared …

From inflammation to colitis-associated colorectal cancer in inflammatory bowel disease: Pathogenesis and impact of current therapies

MC Fantini, I Guadagni - Digestive and Liver Disease, 2021 - Elsevier
The risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) is higher in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD). Population-based data from patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) estimate that the risk …

Tumor microenvironment shapes colorectal cancer progression, metastasis, and treatment responses

J Li, D Chen, M Shen - Frontiers in medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most devastating diseases that accounts for numerous
deaths worldwide. Tumor cell-autonomous pathways, such as the oncogenic signaling …

Colon cancer cell secretes EGF to promote M2 polarization of TAM through EGFR/PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

G Lian, S Chen, M Ouyang, F Li… - Technology in cancer …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Tumor environment has been recognized to affect cancer cell progression,
such as tumor-associated macrophages. However, increasing evidences suggest that tumor …