Macrophage depletion using clodronate liposomes decreases tumorigenesis and alters gut microbiota in the AOM/DSS mouse model of colon cancer

JE Bader, RT Enos, KT Velázquez… - American Journal …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
We examined the role of macrophages in inflammation associated with colorectal cancer
(CRC). Given the emerging evidence on immune-microbiota interactions in CRC, we also …

Depletion and reconstitution of macrophages in mice

SB Weisser, N van Rooijen, LM Sly - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2012 - jove.com
Macrophages are critical players in the innate immune response to infectious challenge or
injury, initiating the innate immune response and directing the acquired immune response …

Gut microbiota protects against gastrointestinal tumorigenesis caused by epithelial injury

Y Zhan, PJ Chen, WD Sadler, F Wang, S Poe, G Núñez… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Inflammation is a critical player in the development of both colitis-associated and sporadic
colon cancers. Several studies suggest that the microbiota contribute to inflammation and …

Spatially segregated macrophage populations predict distinct outcomes in colon cancer

M Matusiak, JW Hickey, DGP van IJzendoorn, G Lu… - Cancer Discovery, 2024 - AACR
Tumor-associated macrophages are transcriptionally heterogeneous, but the spatial
distribution and cell interactions that shape macrophage tissue roles remain poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Fecal microbiota transplantation inhibits colorectal cancer progression: Reversing intestinal microbial dysbiosis to enhance anti-cancer immune responses

H Yu, XX Li, X Han, BX Chen, XH Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many lines of evidence demonstrate the associations of colorectal cancer (CRC) with
intestinal microbial dysbiosis. Recent reports have suggested that maintaining the …

Neutrophils restrict tumor-associated microbiota to reduce growth and invasion of colon tumors in mice

D Triner, SN Devenport, SK Ramakrishnan, X Ma… - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Neutrophils are among the most prevalent immune cells in the
microenvironment of colon tumors; they are believed to promote growth of colon tumors, and …

Pharmacological macrophage inhibition decreases metastasis formation in a genetic model of pancreatic cancer

H Griesmann, C Drexel, N Milosevic, B Sipos… - Gut, 2017 - gut.bmj.com
Objectives Tumour-associated macrophages play an important role in mediating tumour
progression. In pancreatic cancer, infiltrating macrophages are known to mediate tumour …

Killing tumor-associated bacteria with a liposomal antibiotic generates neoantigens that induce anti-tumor immune responses

M Wang, B Rousseau, K Qiu, G Huang, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Increasing evidence implicates the tumor microbiota as a factor that can influence cancer
progression. In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), we found that pre-resection antibiotics …

Decellularized human colorectal cancer matrices polarize macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype promoting cancer cell invasion via CCL18

ML Pinto, E Rios, AC Silva, SC Neves, HR Caires… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Macrophages are frequently identified in solid tumors, playing important roles in cancer
progression. Their remarkable plasticity makes them very sensitive to environmental factors …

[HTML][HTML] Commensal-infected macrophages induce dedifferentiation and reprogramming of epithelial cells during colorectal carcinogenesis

X Wang, Y Yang, MM Huycke - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The colonic microbiome contributes to the initiation of colorectal cancer through poorly
characterized mechanisms. We have shown that commensal-polarized macrophages …