The complex role of tumor-infiltrating macrophages

A Christofides, L Strauss, A Yeo, C Cao, A Charest… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Long recognized as an evolutionarily ancient cell type involved in tissue homeostasis and
immune defense against pathogens, macrophages are being re-discovered as regulators of …

Colorectal liver metastasis: molecular mechanism and interventional therapy

H Zhou, Z Liu, Y Wang, X Wen, EH Amador… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequently occurring malignancy tumors with a
high morbidity additionally, CRC patients may develop liver metastasis, which is the major …

Growth factors, PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK signaling pathways in colorectal cancer pathogenesis: where are we now?

C Stefani, D Miricescu, II Stanescu-Spinu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a predominant malignancy worldwide, being the fourth most
common cause of mortality and morbidity. The CRC incidence in adolescents, young adults …

Chemokines in colon cancer progression

SN Jia, YB Han, R Yang, ZC Yang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Colon cancer is a major human cancer accounting for about a tenth of all cancer cases thus
making it among the top three cancers in terms of incidence as well as mortality. Metastasis …

Tumor associated macrophages: origin, recruitment, phenotypic diversity, and targeting

T Hourani, JA Holden, W Li, JC Lenzo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is known to have a strong influence on tumorigenesis,
with various components being involved in tumor suppression and tumor growth. A …

CCL5 derived from tumor-associated macrophages promotes prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis via activating β-catenin/STAT3 signaling

R Huang, S Wang, N Wang, Y Zheng, J Zhou… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs) play a critical role in prostate cancer progression and
metastasis, which remains an obstacle for successful prostate cancer treatment. Tumor …

Mechanisms of macrophage plasticity in the tumor environment: manipulating activation state to improve outcomes

TD Ricketts, N Prieto-Dominguez, PS Gowda… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are a specialized class of innate immune cells with multifaceted roles in
modulation of the inflammatory response, homeostasis, and wound healing. While …

Monocyte regulation in homeostasis and malignancy

A Robinson, CZ Han, CK Glass, JW Pollard - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
Monocytes are progenitors to macrophages and a subclass of dendritic cells (monocyte-
derived dendritic cells, MoDCs), but they also act as circulating sensors that respond to …

The cytokine network in colorectal cancer: Implications for new treatment strategies

H Braumüller, B Mauerer, J Andris, C Berlin, T Wieder… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most frequent tumor entities worldwide with only
limited therapeutic options. CRC is not only a genetic disease with several mutations in …

CCL4 signaling in the tumor microenvironment

N Mukaida, S Sasaki, T Baba - … : The Role of Chemokines–Part A, 2020 - Springer
CCL4, a CC chemokine, previously known as macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1β,
has diverse effects on various types of immune and nonimmune cells by the virtue of its …