Deciphering the performance of macrophages in tumour microenvironment: a call for precision immunotherapy

B Toledo, L Zhu Chen, M Paniagua-Sancho… - Journal of hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Macrophages infiltrating tumour tissues or residing in the microenvironment of solid tumours
are known as tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs). These specialized immune cells …

Metabolites and the tumour microenvironment: from cellular mechanisms to systemic metabolism

I Elia, MC Haigis - Nature metabolism, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic transformation is a hallmark of cancer and a critical target for cancer therapy.
Cancer metabolism and behaviour are regulated by cell-intrinsic factors as well as …

Increased glucose metabolism in TAMs fuels O-GlcNAcylation of lysosomal Cathepsin B to promote cancer metastasis and chemoresistance

Q Shi, Q Shen, Y Liu, Y Shi, W Huang, X Wang, Z Li… - Cancer cell, 2022 - cell.com
How glucose metabolism remodels pro-tumor functions of tumor-associated macrophages
(TAMs) needs further investigation. Here we show that M2-like TAMs bear the highest …

Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming

SM Morrissey, F Zhang, C Ding, DE Montoya-Durango… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
One of the defining characteristics of a pre-metastatic niche, a fundamental requirement for
primary tumor metastasis, is infiltration of immunosuppressive macrophages. How these …

The molecular biology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: translational challenges and clinical perspectives

S Wang, Y Zheng, F Yang, L Zhu, XQ Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality with a tight
correspondence between disease mortality and incidence. Furthermore, it is usually …

Macrophages and metabolism in the tumor microenvironment

I Vitale, G Manic, LM Coussens, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute a plastic and heterogeneous cell
population of the tumor microenvironment (TME) that can account for up to 50% of some …

Control of tumor-associated macrophage responses by nutrient acquisition and metabolism

X Zhang, L Ji, MO Li - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Metazoan tissue specification is associated with integration of macrophage lineage cells in
sub-tissular niches to promote tissue development and homeostasis. Oncogenic …

Macrophages as regulators of tumour immunity and immunotherapy

DG DeNardo, B Ruffell - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Macrophages are critical mediators of tissue homeostasis, with tumours distorting this
proclivity to stimulate proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis. This had led to an interest …

Targeting TREM2 on tumor-associated macrophages enhances immunotherapy

M Binnewies, JL Pollack, J Rudolph, S Dash… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Converting checkpoint inhibitor (CPI)-resistant individuals to being responsive requires
identifying suppressive mechanisms. We identify TREM2+ tumor-associated macrophages …

Metabolic regulation of macrophage polarization in cancer

K Mehla, PK Singh - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
Macrophages act as scavengers, modulating the immune response against pathogens and
maintaining tissue homeostasis. Metabolism governs macrophage differentiation …