Modulation of macrophage metabolism as an emerging immunotherapy strategy for cancer

C Dussold, K Zilinger, J Turunen, AB Heimberger… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Immunometabolism is a burgeoning field of research that investigates how immune cells
harness nutrients to drive their growth and functions. Myeloid cells play a pivotal role in …

Linking macrophage metabolism to function in the tumor microenvironment

R **, L Neufeld, TL McGaha - Nature Cancer, 2025 - nature.com
Macrophages are present at high frequency in most solid tumor types, and their relative
abundance negatively correlates with therapy responses and survival outcomes. Tissue …

Cranioencephalic functional lymphoid units in glioblastoma

C Dobersalske, L Rauschenbach, Y Hua, C Berliner… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The ecosystem of brain tumors is considered immunosuppressed, but our current
knowledge may be incomplete. Here we analyzed clinical cell and tissue specimens derived …

A covalent creatine kinase inhibitor ablates glioblastoma migration and sensitizes tumors to oxidative stress

JL Katz, Y Geng, LK Billingham, NS Sadagopan… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is a Grade 4 primary brain tumor defined by therapy resistance, diffuse
infiltration, and near-uniform lethality. The underlying mechanisms are unknown, and no …

Cellular diversity through space and time: adding new dimensions to GBM therapeutic development

AL Johnson, H Lopez-Bertoni - Frontiers in Genetics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The current median survival for glioblastoma (GBM) patients is only about 16 months, with
many patients succumbing to the disease in just a matter of months, making it the most …

Identifying PLAUR as a pivotal gene of tumor microenvironment and regulating mesenchymal phenotype of glioblastoma

Z Fu, Z Chen, J Ye, J Ji, W Ni, W Lin, H Lin, L Lu, G Zhu… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mesenchymal (MES) phenotype of glioblastoma (GBM) confers
resistance to various therapeutic strategies and results from both tumor-intrinsic genetic …

Arginine metabolism in myeloid cells in health and disease

E Karadima, T Chavakis, VI Alexaki - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2025 - Springer
Metabolic flexibility is key for the function of myeloid cells. Arginine metabolism is integral to
the regulation of myeloid cell responses. Nitric oxide (NO) production from arginine is vital …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial omics shed light on the tumour organisation of glioblastoma

JR Whittle, J Kriel, OE Fatunla, T Lu, JJD Moffet… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2025 - Elsevier
The glioblastoma tumour microenvironment is characterised by immense heterogeneity, with
malignant and non-malignant cells that interact in a complex ecosystem. Emerging evidence …

Classical Monocytes Shuttling for Precise Delivery of Nanotherapeutics to Glioblastoma

C Li, C Niu, L Chen, B Yu, F Luo, J Qie… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor for which current therapies have
limited efficacy. Immunosuppression and difficulties in accessing tumors with therapeutic …

RIT1 Promotes the Proliferation of Gliomas Through the Regulation of the PI3K/AKT/c‐Myc Signalling Pathway

Z Liu, H Jiang, H Kan, L Zhang, Y Rao… - Journal of Cellular …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, RIT1 has been implicated in a range of neurological disorders; however, its
precise function in glioma pathogenesis is not yet well‐defined. This study employed …