Macrophages and microglia: the cerberus of glioblastoma

A Buonfiglioli, D Hambardzumyan - Acta neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and deadliest of the primary brain tumors,
characterized by malignant growth, invasion into the brain parenchyma, and resistance to …

CSF1R inhibitors are emerging immunotherapeutic drugs for cancer treatment

J Wen, S Wang, R Guo, D Liu - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract ABSTRACT: Colony-Stimulating Factor-1 Receptor (CSF1R) is a receptor tyrosine
kinase that controls the differentiation and maintenance of most tissue-resident …

Tumor-associated macrophages: potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects in cancer

C Li, X Xu, S Wei, P Jiang, L Xue… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Macrophages are the most important phagocytes in vivo. However, the tumor
microenvironment can affect the function and polarization of macrophages and form tumor …

The adaptive immune system is a major driver of selection for tumor suppressor gene inactivation

TD Martin, RS Patel, DR Cook, MY Choi, A Patil… - Science, 2021 - science.org
During tumorigenesis, tumors must evolve to evade the immune system and do so by
disrupting the genes involved in antigen processing and presentation or up-regulating …

Exosome-based nanoimmunotherapy targeting TAMs, a promising strategy for glioma

H Luo, H Zhang, J Mao, H Cao, Y Tao, G Zhao… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Exosomes, the cell-derived small extracellular vehicles, play a vital role in intracellular
communication by reciprocally transporting DNA, RNA, bioactive protein, chains of glucose …

Sonic hedgehog signaling in organogenesis, tumors, and tumor microenvironments

KS Jeng, CF Chang, SS Lin - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
During mammalian embryonic development, primary cilia transduce and regulate several
signaling pathways. Among the various pathways, Sonic hedgehog (SHH) is one of the most …

Monocyte depletion enhances neutrophil influx and proneural to mesenchymal transition in glioblastoma

Z Chen, N Soni, G Pinero, B Giotti, DJ Eddins… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Myeloid cells comprise the majority of immune cells in tumors, contributing to tumor growth
and therapeutic resistance. Incomplete understanding of myeloid cells response to tumor …

Neoplastic and immune single-cell transcriptomics define subgroup-specific intra-tumoral heterogeneity of childhood medulloblastoma

KA Riemondy, S Venkataraman, N Willard… - Neuro …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Medulloblastoma (MB) is a heterogeneous disease in which neoplastic cells
and associated immune cells contribute to disease progression. We aimed to determine the …

Current perspectives on diffuse midline glioma and a different role for the immune microenvironment compared to glioblastoma

CJ Pachocki, EM Hol - Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2022 - Springer
Diffuse midline glioma (DMG), formerly called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), is a
high-grade malignant pediatric brain tumor with a near-zero survival rate. To date, only …

Deconstructing sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma: molecular subtypes, drivers, and beyond

J Garcia-Lopez, R Kumar, KS Smith, PA Northcott - Trends in Genetics, 2021 - cell.com
Medulloblastoma (MB) is a highly malignant cerebellar tumor predominantly diagnosed
during childhood. Driven by pathogenic activation of sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling, SHH …