Tumor-associated macrophages: recent insights and therapies

J Zhou, Z Tang, S Gao, C Li, Y Feng, X Zhou - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages, which have functions of engulfing and digesting foreign substances, can
clear away harmful matter, including cellular debris and tumor cells. Based on the condition …

The crosstalk between tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and tumor cells and the corresponding targeted therapy

Z Ge, S Ding - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of tumor cells and surrounding non-tumor
stromal cells, mainly including tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), endothelial cells …

Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment by genome editing for precision cancer therapy

K Liu, JJ Cui, Y Zhan, QY Ouyang, QS Lu, DH Yang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is essential for immune escape by tumor cells. It plays
essential roles in tumor development and metastasis. The clinical outcomes of tumors are …

Tumor-associated macrophages: role in cancer development and therapeutic implications

A Salmaninejad, SF Valilou, A Soltani, S Ahmadi… - Cellular oncology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are known to play important
roles in the initiation and progression of human cancers, as well as in angiogenesis. TAMs …

M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophages promoted epithelial–mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer cells, partially through TLR4/IL-10 signaling pathway

CY Liu, JY Xu, XY Shi, W Huang, TY Ruan… - Laboratory …, 2013 - nature.com
M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key regulators of the link between
inflammation and cancer. A negative correlation between infiltration intensity of M2 …

Inflammation and cancer: extra‐and intracellular determinants of tumor‐associated macrophages as tumor promoters

GJ Szebeni, C Vizler, K Kitajka… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
One of the hallmarks of cancer‐related inflammation is the recruitment of monocyte‐
macrophage lineage cells to the tumor microenvironment. These tumor infiltrating myeloid …

Targeting macrophages: a novel treatment strategy in solid tumors

M Liu, L Liu, Y Song, W Li, L Xu - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - Springer
In the tumor microenvironment (TME), tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the most
abundant immune cells, which act as a key regulator in tumorigenesis and progression …

Differentiation and gene expression profile of tumor-associated macrophages

A Schmieder, J Michel, K Schönhaar, S Goerdt… - Seminars in cancer …, 2012 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment is composed of proliferating neoplastic cells, a vascular network of
endothelial cells, extra cellular matrix produced by fibroblasts, cellular compartments of …

Harnessing innate immune pathways for therapeutic advancement in cancer

A Hu, L Sun, H Lin, Y Liao, H Yang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The innate immune pathway is receiving increasing attention in cancer therapy. This
pathway is ubiquitous across various cell types, not only in innate immune cells but also in …

Transcriptional, epigenetic and metabolic programming of tumor-associated macrophages

I Larionova, E Kazakova, M Patysheva… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Macrophages are key innate immune cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) that
regulate primary tumor growth, vascularization, metastatic spread and tumor response to …