Advances in exosome-based drug delivery and tumor targeting: from tissue distribution to intracellular fate

J Shao, J Zaro, Y Shen - International journal of nanomedicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Exosomes or small extracellular vesicles are considered a new generation of bioinspired-
nanoscale drug delivery system (DDS). Endogenous exosomes function as signalosomes …

Roles of tumor-associated macrophages in tumor progression: implications on therapeutic strategies

S Zhu, M Yi, Y Wu, B Dong, K Wu - Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Macrophages are heterogeneous cells that present as different functional phenotypes due to
their plasticity. They can be classified into two categories, namely M1-and M2-like …

CAR-T cell-mediated depletion of immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages promotes endogenous antitumor immunity and augments adoptive …

A Rodriguez-Garcia, RC Lynn, M Poussin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) represents a major barrier for
effective immunotherapy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are highly heterogeneous …

CCL5 derived from tumor-associated macrophages promotes prostate cancer stem cells and metastasis via activating β-catenin/STAT3 signaling

R Huang, S Wang, N Wang, Y Zheng, J Zhou… - Cell death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs) play a critical role in prostate cancer progression and
metastasis, which remains an obstacle for successful prostate cancer treatment. Tumor …

Tumor-associated macrophages and ovarian cancer: implications for therapy

D Schweer, A McAtee, K Neupane, C Richards… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal female malignancy with high rates of
advanced stage and recurrent disease. Ovarian cancer is characterized as poorly …

The ovarian cancer tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) as target for therapy: a focus on innate immunity cells as therapeutic effectors

D Baci, A Bosi, M Gallazzi, M Rizzi, DM Noonan… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer (OvCA) accounts for one of the leading causes of death from gynecologic
malignancy. Despite progress in therapy improvements in OvCA, most patients develop a …

Nano formulated Resveratrol inhibits metastasis and angiogenesis by reducing inflammatory cytokines in oral cancer cells by targeting tumor associated …

R Pradhan, S Chatterjee, KC Hembram, C Sethy… - The journal of nutritional …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor associated macrophages in the tumor microenvironment secrete multiple cytokines,
which regulate cancer cells growth and invasiveness. We systematically studied the role of …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells: major figures that shape the immunosuppressive and angiogenic network in cancer

EK Vetsika, A Koukos, A Kotsakis - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) constitute a vast population of immature myeloid
cells implicated in various conditions. Most notably, their role in cancer is of great …

Current development of nano-drug delivery to target macrophages

D Cai, W Gao, Z Li, Y Zhang, L Xiao, Y Xiao - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Macrophages are the most important innate immune cells that participate in various
inflammation-related diseases. Therefore, macrophage-related pathological processes are …

[HTML][HTML] Manipulation of immune‒vascular crosstalk: new strategies towards cancer treatment

Y Zhao, X Yu, J Li - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Tumor vasculature is characterized by aberrant structure and function, resulting in immune
suppressive profiles of tumor microenvironment through limiting immune cell infiltration into …