Emerging role of exosomes in cancer progression and tumor microenvironment remodeling

MDA Paskeh, M Entezari, S Mirzaei, A Zabolian… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and the factors responsible for its
progression need to be elucidated. Exosomes are structures with an average size of 100 nm …

Macrophages: the good, the bad, and the gluttony

EA Ross, A Devitt, JR Johnson - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are dynamic cells that play critical roles in the induction and resolution of
sterile inflammation. In this review, we will compile and interpret recent findings on the …

The hypoxia-driven crosstalk between tumor and tumor-associated macrophages: mechanisms and clinical treatment strategies

R Bai, Y Li, L Jian, Y Yang, L Zhao, M Wei - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Given that hypoxia is a persistent physiological feature of many different solid tumors and a
key driver for cancer malignancy, it is thought to be a major target in cancer treatment …

Potentiating hypoxic microenvironment for antibiotic activation by photodynamic therapy to combat bacterial biofilm infections

W Xiu, L Wan, K Yang, X Li, L Yuwen, H Dong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Traditional antibiotic treatment has limited efficacy for the drug-tolerant bacteria present in
biofilms because of their unique metabolic conditions in the biofilm infection …

Immunotherapy for glioblastoma: the promise of combination strategies

M Bausart, V Préat, A Malfanti - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment has remained almost unchanged for more than 20 years. The
current standard of care involves surgical resection (if possible) followed by concomitant …

A second-generation M1-polarized CAR macrophage with antitumor efficacy

A Lei, H Yu, S Lu, H Lu, X Ding, T Tan, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have successfully treated hematological
malignancies. Macrophages have also gained attention as an immunotherapy owing to their …

Exosomes in the hypoxic TME: from release, uptake and biofunctions to clinical applications

G He, X Peng, S Wei, S Yang, X Li, M Huang, S Tang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Hypoxia is a remarkable trait of the tumor microenvironment (TME). When facing selective
pressure, tumor cells show various adaptive characteristics, such as changes in the …

Glioma: molecular signature and crossroads with tumor microenvironment

L Barthel, M Hadamitzky, P Dammann… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2022 - Springer
In patients with glioblastoma, the average survival time with current treatments is short,
mainly due to recurrences and resistance to therapy. This insufficient treatment success is, in …

Macrophage autophagy in macrophage polarization, chronic inflammation and organ fibrosis

JH Wen, DY Li, S Liang, C Yang, JX Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the essential regulators of organ fibrosis, macrophages undergo marked phenotypic and
functional changes after organ injury. These changes in macrophage phenotype and …

Tumor-derived exosomes deliver the tumor suppressor miR-3591-3p to induce M2 macrophage polarization and promote glioma progression

M Li, H Xu, Y Qi, Z Pan, B Li, Z Gao, R Zhao, H Xue… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Exosomes can selectively secrete harmful metabolic substances from cells to maintain
cellular homeostasis, and complex crosstalk occurs between exosomes and tumor …