Role of human macrophage polarization in inflammation during infectious diseases

C Atri, FZ Guerfali, D Laouini - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Experimental models have often been at the origin of immunological paradigms such as the
M1/M2 dichotomy following macrophage polarization. However, this clear dichotomy in …

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

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

Cancer cell states recur across tumor types and form specific interactions with the tumor microenvironment

D Barkley, R Moncada, M Pour, DA Liberman, I Dryg… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Transcriptional heterogeneity among malignant cells of a tumor has been studied in
individual cancer types and shown to be organized into cancer cell states; however, it …

Cellular backpacks for macrophage immunotherapy

CW Shields IV, MA Evans, LLW Wang, N Baugh… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Adoptive cell transfers have emerged as a disruptive approach to treat disease in a manner
that is more specific than using small-molecule drugs; however, unlike traditional drugs …

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as prognostic markers in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with …

S Diem, S Schmid, M Krapf, L Flatz, D Born, W Jochum… - Lung cancer, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Immunotherapy with the programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) antibody
nivolumab has changed the field of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Tumor‐derived exosomal miR‐19b‐3p facilitates M2 macrophage polarization and exosomal LINC00273 secretion to promote lung adenocarcinoma metastasis via …

J Chen, K Zhang, Y Zhi, Y Wu, B Chen… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous reports have elucidated the important participation of exosomes in the
communication between tumor cells and other cancer‐related cells including tumor …

[PDF][PDF] Macrophage polarization contributes to glioblastoma eradication by combination immunovirotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade

D Saha, RL Martuza, SD Rabkin - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Glioblastoma is an immunosuppressive, fatal brain cancer that contains glioblastoma stem-
like cells (GSCs). Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) selectively replicates in cancer …

Lipids in the tumor microenvironment: From cancer progression to treatment

KC Corn, MKA Windham, M Rafat - Progress in lipid research, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the study of metabolic abnormalities in cancer cells has risen
dramatically. Cancer cells can thrive in challenging environments, be it the hypoxic and …

Genetic programming of macrophages to perform anti-tumor functions using targeted mRNA nanocarriers

F Zhang, NN Parayath, CI Ene, SB Stephan… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) usually express an M2 phenotype, which enables
them to perform immunosuppressive and tumor-promoting functions. Reprogramming these …

Spatial density and distribution of tumor-associated macrophages predict survival in non–small cell lung carcinoma

X Zheng, A Weigert, S Reu, S Guenther, S Mansouri… - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
The respective antitumoral and protumoral roles of M1 and M2 tumor-associated
macrophages (TAM) typify the complexity of macrophage function in cancer. In lung cancer …