Engineering macrophages for cancer immunotherapy and drug delivery

Y Xia, L Rao, H Yao, Z Wang, P Ning… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages play an important role in cancer development and metastasis.
Proinflammatory M1 macrophages can phagocytose tumor cells, while anti‐inflammatory M2 …

Control of tumor-associated macrophage responses by nutrient acquisition and metabolism

X Zhang, L Ji, MO Li - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Metazoan tissue specification is associated with integration of macrophage lineage cells in
sub-tissular niches to promote tissue development and homeostasis. Oncogenic …

Iron and cancer: 2020 vision

SV Torti, FM Torti - Cancer research, 2020 - AACR
New and provocative insights into the relationships between iron and cancer have been
uncovered in recent years. These include delineation of connections that link cellular iron to …

Multispectral fluorine-19 MRI enables longitudinal and noninvasive monitoring of tumor-associated macrophages

D Croci, R Santalla Méndez, S Temme… - Science Translational …, 2022 - science.org
High-grade gliomas, the most common and aggressive primary brain tumors, are
characterized by a complex tumor microenvironment (TME). Among the immune cells …

The immune microenvironment of breast cancer progression

H Tower, M Ruppert, K Britt - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Genetic changes in the cancer cell
are accepted as the match that lights the fire, whilst inflammation is seen as the fuel that …

New iron metabolic pathways and chelation targeting strategies affecting the treatment of all types and stages of cancer

GJ Kontoghiorghes - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is new and increasing evidence from in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies implicating
the pivotal role of iron and associated metabolic pathways in the initiation, progression and …

Nanomaterial-based repurposing of macrophage metabolism and its applications

T Meng, D He, Z Han, R Shi, Y Wang, B Ren… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Macrophage immunotherapy represents an emerging therapeutic approach aimed at
modulating the immune response to alleviate disease symptoms. Nanomaterials (NMs) have …

Latest advances in targeting the tumor microenvironment for tumor suppression

C Laplagne, M Domagala, A Le Naour… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The tumor bulk is composed of a highly heterogeneous population of cancer cells, as well as
a large variety of resident and infiltrating host cells, extracellular matrix proteins, and …

The iron curtain: Macrophages at the interface of systemic and microenvironmental iron metabolism and immune response in cancer

A DeRosa, A Leftin - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages fulfill central functions in systemic iron metabolism and immune response.
Infiltration and polarization of macrophages in the tumor microenvironment is associated …

Understanding metal dynamics between cancer cells and macrophages: competition or synergism?

M Serra, A Columbano, U Ammarah, M Mazzone… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metal ions, such as selenium, copper, zinc, and iron are naturally present in the environment
(air, drinking water, and food) and are vital for cellular functions at chemical, molecular, and …