Glioma targeted therapy: insight into future of molecular approaches

K Yang, Z Wu, H Zhang, N Zhang, W Wu, Z Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Gliomas are the common type of brain tumors originating from glial cells. Epidemiologically,
gliomas occur among all ages, more often seen in adults, which males are more susceptible …

Tumour-associated macrophages as treatment targets in oncology

A Mantovani, F Marchesi, A Malesci, L Laghi… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages are crucial drivers of tumour-promoting inflammation. Tumour-associated
macrophages (TAMs) contribute to tumour progression at different levels: by promoting …

Diversity, mechanisms, and significance of macrophage plasticity

M Locati, G Curtale, A Mantovani - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Macrophages are a diverse set of cells present in all body compartments. This diversity is
imprinted by their ontogenetic origin (embryonal versus adult bone marrow–derived cells); …

Tumor evolution of glioma-intrinsic gene expression subtypes associates with immunological changes in the microenvironment

Q Wang, B Hu, X Hu, H Kim, M Squatrito, L Scarpace… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
We leveraged IDH wild-type glioblastomas, derivative neurospheres, and single-cell gene
expression profiles to define three tumor-intrinsic transcriptional subtypes designated as …

Microglia biology: one century of evolving concepts

M Prinz, S Jung, J Priller - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Microglia were first recognized as a distinct cell population in the CNS one century ago. For
a long time, they were primarily considered to be phagocytes responsible for removing …

Single-cell analysis of human glioma and immune cells identifies S100A4 as an immunotherapy target

N Abdelfattah, P Kumar, C Wang, JS Leu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A major rate-limiting step in develo** more effective immunotherapies for GBM is our
inadequate understanding of the cellular complexity and the molecular heterogeneity of …

The microenvironmental landscape of brain tumors

DF Quail, JA Joyce - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
The brain tumor microenvironment (TME) is emerging as a critical regulator of cancer
progression in primary and metastatic brain malignancies. The unique properties of this …

Extracellular vesicles: unique intercellular delivery vehicles

SLN Maas, XO Breakefield, AM Weaver - Trends in cell biology, 2017 - cell.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous collection of membrane-bound carriers
with complex cargoes including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. While the release of EVs …

Microglia heterogeneity in the single-cell era

T Masuda, R Sankowski, O Staszewski, M Prinz - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS) that are capable of
carrying out prominent and various functions during development and adulthood under both …

Intracavity generation of glioma stem cell–specific CAR macrophages primes locoregional immunity for postoperative glioblastoma therapy

C Chen, W **g, Y Chen, G Wang, M Abdalla… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains incurable despite aggressive implementation of
multimodal treatments after surgical debulking. Almost all patients with GBM relapse within a …