Beyond immune checkpoint blockade: emerging immunological strategies

SP Kubli, T Berger, DV Araujo, LL Siu… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2021 - nature.com
The success of checkpoint inhibitors has accelerated the clinical implementation of a vast
mosaic of single agents and combination immunotherapies. However, the lack of clinical …

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in angiogenesis and cancer

S Quintero-Fabián, R Arreola… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
During angiogenesis, new vessels emerge from existing endothelial lined vessels to
promote the degradation of the vascular basement membrane and remodel the extracellular …

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in colorectal cancer (CRC): from mechanism to therapy and prognosis

H Wang, T Tian, J Zhang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignant tumor in the digestive system whose incidence and
mortality is high-ranking among tumors worldwide. The initiation and progression of CRC is …

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

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

Crosstalk between cancer cells and tumor associated macrophages is required for mesenchymal circulating tumor cell-mediated colorectal cancer metastasis

C Wei, C Yang, S Wang, D Shi, C Zhang, X Lin, Q Liu… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are major components of
tumor microenvironment that frequently associated with tumor metastasis in human cancers …

miR-195-5p/NOTCH2-mediated EMT modulates IL-4 secretion in colorectal cancer to affect M2-like TAM polarization

X Lin, S Wang, M Sun, C Zhang, C Wei, C Yang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex environment containing tumor
cells, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), interstitial cells, and non-cellular components …

Wnt5a-induced M2 polarization of tumor-associated macrophages via IL-10 promotes colorectal cancer progression

Q Liu, C Yang, S Wang, D Shi, C Wei, J Song… - Cell Communication and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in the tumor
microenvironment influence tumor initiation, invasion and metastasis. Several studies have …

Supramolecular biomaterials for cancer immunotherapy

H Liang, Q Lu, J Yang, G Yu - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Cancer immunotherapy has achieved tremendous successful clinical results and obtained
historic victories in tumor treatments. However, great limitations associated with feeble …

The impact of matrix metalloproteinase-9 on the sequential steps of the metastatic process

G Barillari - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In industrialized countries, cancer is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular
disease. Most cancer patients die because of metastases, which consist of the self …

M2 macrophage-derived exosomal microRNA-155-5p promotes the immune escape of colon cancer by downregulating ZC3H12B

YS Ma, TM Wu, CC Ling, F Yu, J Zhang, PS Cao… - Molecular Therapy …, 2021 - cell.com
Previous evidence has highlighted M2 macrophage regulation of cancer cells via exosome
shuttling of microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs). The current study set out to explore the possible …