Macrophage polarization states in the tumor microenvironment

AJ Boutilier, SF Elsawa - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The M1/M2 macrophage paradigm plays a key role in tumor progression. M1 macrophages
are historically regarded as anti-tumor, while M2-polarized macrophages, commonly …

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 …

RNA-binding proteins in tumor progression

H Qin, H Ni, Y Liu, Y Yuan, T **, X Li… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
RNA-binding protein (RBP) has a highly dynamic spatiotemporal regulation process and
important biological functions. They are critical to maintain the transcriptome through post …

Emerging role of tumor cell plasticity in modifying therapeutic response

S Qin, J Jiang, Y Lu, EC Nice, C Huang… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Resistance to cancer therapy is a major barrier to cancer management. Conventional views
have proposed that acquisition of resistance may result from genetic mutations. However …

The crosstalk between tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and tumor cells and the corresponding targeted therapy

Z Ge, S Ding - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of tumor cells and surrounding non-tumor
stromal cells, mainly including tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), endothelial cells …

Neuregulin 4 suppresses NASH-HCC development by restraining tumor-prone liver microenvironment

P Zhang, Z Chen, H Kuang, T Liu, J Zhu, L Zhou… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The mammalian liver comprises heterogeneous cell types within its tissue microenvironment
that undergo pathophysiological reprogramming in disease states, such as non-alcoholic …

Zeb1-induced metabolic reprogramming of glycolysis is essential for macrophage polarization in breast cancer

H Jiang, H Wei, H Wang, Z Wang, J Li, Y Ou… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Aerobic glycolysis (the Warburg effect) has been demonstrated to facilitate tumor
progression by producing lactate, which has important roles as a proinflammatory and …

Mechanisms of macrophage plasticity in the tumor environment: manipulating activation state to improve outcomes

TD Ricketts, N Prieto-Dominguez, PS Gowda… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are a specialized class of innate immune cells with multifaceted roles in
modulation of the inflammatory response, homeostasis, and wound healing. While …

miR-195-5p/NOTCH2-mediated EMT modulates IL-4 secretion in colorectal cancer to affect M2-like TAM polarization

X Lin, S Wang, M Sun, C Zhang, C Wei, C Yang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex environment containing tumor
cells, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), interstitial cells, and non-cellular components …

Exosomal miR-628-5p from M1 polarized macrophages hinders m6A modification of circFUT8 to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma progression

L Wang, X Yi, X **ao, Q Zheng, L Ma, B Li - Cellular & molecular biology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer.
CircFUT8 has been shown to be upregulated in cancers, but its function in HCC remains …