The role of inflammatory cytokines and tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) in microenvironment of pancreatic cancer

SF Valilou, M Keshavarz-Fathi, N Silvestris… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is considered as one of the most lethal types of cancer due to its poor
prognosis and lack of effective therapeutic approaches. Although many studies have been …

The interplay between inflammation and stromal components in pancreatic cancer

Y Li, J Wang, H Wang, S Zhang, Y Wei… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation involves interactions between various immune cells, inflammatory cells,
chemokines and cytokines in pancreatic cancer. Cancer cells as well as surrounding stromal …

Combined blockade of TGf-β1 and GM-CSF improves chemotherapeutic effects for pancreatic cancer by modulating tumor microenvironment

Q Liu, H Wu, Y Li, R Zhang, J Kleeff, X Zhang… - Cancer Immunology …, 2020 - Springer
The interactions between tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) and pancreatic cancer
cells can affect chemotherapeutic efficacy; however, the mechanisms still remain largely …

Inflammatory cytokines in human pancreatic cancer

R Roshani, F McCarthy, T Hagemann - Cancer letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal types of cancer
with poor prognosis. Despite extensive efforts, the current treatment methods have limited …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to combat pancreatic cancer

R Cui, W Yue, EC Lattime, MN Stein, Q Xu, XL Tan - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The tumor microenvironment is replete with cells that evolve with and provide support to
tumor cells during the transition to malignancy. The hijacking of the immune system in the …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor microenvironment in chemoresistance, metastasis and immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer

S Wang, Y Li, C Xing, C Ding, H Zhang… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a fatal disease with high malignancy and difficult for early
diagnosis. PC causes more than 400,000 patient deaths world widely and becomes the …

Inflammation and pancreatic cancer: An updated review

K Shadhu, C Xi - Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with poor prognosis in the modern era.
Inflammatory processes have emerged as key mediators of pancreatic cancer development …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of pancreatic cancer microenvironment: role of macrophage infiltrates and growth factors expression

K Gardian, S Janczewska, WL Olszewski… - Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Research over the last twenty years has yielded much insight into pancreatic
cancer biology, but it has neither improved diagnostics methods nor the way of treatment …

Prognostic value of tumor-associated macrophages in pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

M Yu, R Guan, W Hong, Y Zhou, Y Lin… - Cancer management …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) deserve more focus because of its
pivotal role in the development of solid tumors and they are related to poor outcomes of …

Macrophages and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

A Habtezion, M Edderkaoui, SJ Pandol - Cancer Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Monocytes and macrophages make up part of the innate immune system and provide one of
the first defenses against variety of treats. Macrophages can also modulate the adaptive …