The complex role of tumor-infiltrating macrophages

A Christofides, L Strauss, A Yeo, C Cao, A Charest… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Long recognized as an evolutionarily ancient cell type involved in tissue homeostasis and
immune defense against pathogens, macrophages are being re-discovered as regulators of …

Targeting macrophages in cancer immunotherapy

Z Duan, Y Luo - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Immunotherapy is regarded as the most promising treatment for cancers. Various cancer
immunotherapies, including adoptive cellular immunotherapy, tumor vaccines, antibodies …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Pre-metastatic niches: organ-specific homes for metastases

H Peinado, H Zhang, IR Matei, B Costa-Silva… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
It is well established that organs of future metastasis are not passive receivers of circulating
tumour cells, but are instead selectively and actively modified by the primary tumour before …

Characteristics and significance of the pre-metastatic niche

Y Liu, X Cao - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
Primary tumors create a favorable microenvironment, namely, pre-metastatic niche, in
secondary organs and tissue sites for subsequent metastases. The pre-metastatic niche can …

Influenza-trained mucosal-resident alveolar macrophages confer long-term antitumor immunity in the lungs

T Wang, J Zhang, Y Wang, Y Li, L Wang, Y Yu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Respiratory viral infections reprogram pulmonary macrophages with altered anti-infectious
functions. However, the potential function of virus-trained macrophages in antitumor …

MULTI-seq: sample multiplexing for single-cell RNA sequencing using lipid-tagged indices

CS McGinnis, DM Patterson, J Winkler, DN Conrad… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Sample multiplexing facilitates scRNA-seq by reducing costs and identifying artifacts such
as cell doublets. However, universal and scalable sample barcoding strategies have not …

The role of myeloid cells in cancer therapies

C Engblom, C Pfirschke, MJ Pittet - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Recent clinical trials have demonstrated the ability to durably control cancer in some
patients by manipulating T lymphocytes. These immunotherapies are revolutionizing cancer …

Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …

Metastasis organotropism: redefining the congenial soil

Y Gao, I Bado, H Wang, W Zhang, JM Rosen… - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
Metastasis is the most devastating stage of cancer progression and causes the majority of
cancer-related deaths. Clinical observations suggest that most cancers metastasize to …