Tumor-associated macrophages in human breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian and prostate cancers

I Larionova, G Tuguzbaeva, A Ponomaryova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are major innate immune cells that constitute up to
50% of the cell mass of human tumors. TAMs are highly heterogeneous cells that originate …

Genetics and biology of prostate cancer

G Wang, D Zhao, DJ Spring… - Genes & …, 2018 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Despite the high long-term survival in localized prostate cancer, metastatic prostate cancer
remains largely incurable even after intensive multimodal therapy. The lethality of advanced …

M2 macrophages and regulatory T cells in lethal prostate cancer

A Erlandsson, J Carlsson, M Lundholm, A Fält… - The …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in the
world. Emerging evidence suggests that inflammatory cells such as M2 macrophages and …

Role of tumor‐associated macrophages in human malignancies: friend or foe?

M Takeya, Y Komohara - Pathology international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) play a pivotal role in tumor growth in human
malignancies. Published studies have analyzed the relationship between TAM infiltration …

Prognostic significance and targeting tumor-associated macrophages in cancer: new insights and future perspectives

U Mehraj, H Qayoom, MA Mir - Breast Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Macrophages are phagocytic sentinel cells of the immune system that are central to both
innate and adaptive immune responses and serve as the first line of defense against …

Immune infiltration and prostate cancer

A Strasner, M Karin - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
It is becoming increasingly clear that inflammation influences prostate cancer (PCa)
development and that immune cells are among the primary drivers of this effect. This …

New mechanisms of tumor‐associated macrophages on promoting tumor progression: recent research advances and potential targets for tumor immunotherapy

Q Guo, Z Jin, Y Yuan, R Liu, T Xu, H Wei… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of basic and clinical studies have shown a protumor function of tumor‐
associated macrophages (TAMs), which represent a large proportion of matrix cells. TAMs …

Immune cell analyses of the tumor microenvironment in prostate cancer highlight infiltrating regulatory T cells and macrophages as adverse prognostic factors

LB Andersen, M Nørgaard, M Rasmussen… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Improved risk stratification is needed for patients with localized prostate cancer. This study
characterized and assessed the prognostic potential of distinct immune cell infiltration …

[HTML][HTML] The tumour microenvironment as an integrated framework to understand cancer biology

R Burgos-Panadero, F Lucantoni… - Cancer Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Cancer cells all share the feature of being immersed in a complex environment with altered
cell-cell/cell-extracellular element communication, physicochemical information, and tissue …

The Roles of Tumor‐Associated Macrophages in Prostate Cancer

C Han, Y Deng, W Xu, Z Liu, T Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The morbidity of prostate cancer (PCa) is rising year by year, and it has become the primary
cause of tumor‐related mortality in males. It is widely accepted that macrophages account …