Tumor-associated macrophages: Prognostic and therapeutic targets for cancer in humans and dogs

RV Brady, DH Thamm - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are ancient, phagocytic immune cells thought to have their origins 500 million
years ago in metazoan phylogeny. The understanding of macrophages has evolved to …

FBP1 is a potential prognostic biomarker and correlated with tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment in glioblastoma

H Sun, H Zhang, L Jing, H Zhao, B Chen, W Song - Neurosurgical Review, 2023 - Springer
Hypoxia has been shown to contribute to tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment and
is an effective prognostic indicator. This study aimed to screen prognostic hypoxia-related …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition is the main way in which glioma-associated microglia/macrophages promote glioma progression

X He, Y Guo, C Yu, H Zhang, S Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Microglia/macrophages make up the largest population of tumor-infiltrating cells. Numerous
studies have demonstrated that glioma-associated microglia/macrophages (GAMs) could …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of immunologic parameters in canine glioma patients treated with an oncolytic herpes virus

MR Chambers, JB Foote, RT Bentley… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim: To molecularly characterize the tumor microenvironment and evaluate immunologic
parameters in canine glioma patients before and after treatment with oncolytic human IL-12 …

Microglia-derived olfactomedin-like 3 promotes pro-tumorigenic microglial function and malignant features of glioma cells

RG Toedebusch, CA Lucchesi, ET Debebe… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Under the influence of transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ), glioma-associated microglia
produce molecules that promote glioma growth and invasion. Olfactomedin-like 3 (Olfml3), a …

Intratumoral delivery of STING agonist results in clinical responses in canine glioblastoma

CE Boudreau, H Najem, M Ott, C Horbinski… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Activation of STING (s timulator of in terferon g enes) can trigger a robust, innate
antitumor immune response in immunologically “cold” tumors such as glioblastoma. Patients …

Morphological differentiation of peritumoral brain zone microglia

GA Salas-Gallardo, JJ Lorea-Hernández… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The Peritumoral Brain Zone (PBZ) contributes to Glioblastoma (GBM) relapse months after
the resection of the original tumor, which is influenced by a variety of pathological factors …

Transforming Growth Factor Beta 2 (TGFB2) mRNA Levels, in Conjunction with Interferon-Gamma Receptor Activation of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 (IRF5) and …

V Trieu, AE Maida, S Qazi - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Gliomas develop in the central nervous system from the glial cells that
support it. Low-grade gliomas (LGGs) are characterized by a reduced number of immune …

Intra-and Intertumoral Microglia/Macrophage Infiltration and Their Associated Molecular Signature Is Highly Variable in Canine Oligodendroglioma: A Preliminary …

RG Toedebusch, NW Wei, KT Simafranca… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Canine oligodendrogliomas are universally fatal primary brain tumors.
Glioma-associated microglia/macrophages (GAMs) have been shown to contribute to …

The CCL2-CCR4 axis promotes Regulatory T cell trafficking to canine glioma tissues

WK Panek, RG Toedebusch, BE Mclaughlin… - Journal of Neuro …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Spontaneously occurring glioma in pet dogs is increasingly recognized as a
valuable translational model for human glioblastoma. Canine high-grade glioma and human …