TME-targeted approaches of brain metastases and its clinical therapeutic evidence

IM Khan, SU Khan, HSS Sala, MU Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME), which includes both cellular and non-cellular elements,
is now recognized as one of the major regulators of the development of primary tumors, the …

Microglia and brain macrophages as drivers of glioma progression

Y Zheng, MB Graeber - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evidence is accumulating that the tumour microenvironment (TME) has a key role in the
progression of gliomas. Non-neoplastic cells in addition to the tumour cells are therefore …

The dual role of POSTN in maintaining glioblastoma stem cells and the immunosuppressive phenotype of microglia in glioblastoma

H Wang, L Yao, J Chen, Y Li, Z Su, Y Liu, W Li… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is an immunosuppressive, universally lethal cancer driven
by glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs). The interplay between GSCs and immunosuppressive …

Clinical impact of anti-inflammatory microglia and macrophage phenotypes at glioblastoma margins

I Noorani, K Sidlauskas, S Pellow… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Glioblastoma is a devastating brain cancer for which effective treatments are required.
Tumour-associated microglia and macrophages promote glioblastoma growth in an immune …

Comprehensive integrated single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of brain metastasis and glioma microenvironment: Contrasting heterogeneity landscapes

SF Sajjadi, N Salehi, M Sadeghi - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the specific type of brain malignancy, source of brain metastasis, and
underlying transformation mechanisms can help provide better treatment and less harm to …

Single-Cell Spatial Analysis Identifies Regulators of Brain Tumor–Initiating Cells

R Mirzaei, C D'Mello, M Liu, A Nikolic, M Kumar… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Glioblastomas (GBM) are aggressive brain tumors with extensive intratumoral heterogeneity
that contributes to treatment resistance. Spatial characterization of GBMs could provide …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Microglia in Brain Metastases: Mechanisms and Strategies

Y Feng, X Hu, Y Zhang, Y Wang - Aging and Disease, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain metastases and related complications are one of the major fatal factors in cancer.
Patients with breast cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma are at a high risk of developing …

Empowering brain tumor management: chimeric antigen receptor macrophage therapy

F Feng, J Shen, Q Qi, Y Zhang, S Ni - Theranostics, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain tumors pose formidable challenges in oncology due to the intricate biology and the
scarcity of effective treatment modalities. The emergence of immunotherapy has opened …

Wnt signaling in the tumor microenvironment: A driver of brain tumor dynamics

HN Suh, GE Choi - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
The Wnt signaling pathway is important for cell growth and development in the central
nervous system and its associated vasculature. Thus, it is an interesting factor for …

Microglia-mediated drug substance transfer promotes chemoresistance in brain tumors: insights from an in vitro co-culture model using GCV/Tk prodrug system

SY Wu, WJ Yu, TY Chien, YA Ren, CS Chen… - Cancer Cell …, 2024 - Springer
Background It is well known that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play essential roles
in brain tumor resistance to chemotherapy. However, the detailed mechanisms of how TAMs …