Targeting tumor-associated macrophages in cancer

P Pathria, TL Louis, JA Varner - Trends in immunology, 2019 - cell.com
Macrophages are phagocytes that serve as a first line of defense against pathogenic insults
to tissues. These innate immune cells mount proinflammatory responses to pathogens and …

Modulating tumor-associated macrophages to enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: A TAM-pting approach

AN Chamseddine, T Assi, O Mir, S Chouaib - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) plasticity and diversity are both essential hallmarks
of the monocyte-macrophage lineage and the tumor-derived inflammation. TAM exemplify …

STAT3 activation through IL-6/IL-11 in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes colorectal tumour development and correlates with poor prognosis

C Heichler, K Scheibe, A Schmied, CI Geppert… - Gut, 2020 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) influence the tumour microenvironment and
tumour growth. However, the role of CAFs in colorectal cancer (CRC) development is …

Inflammation and colorectal cancer

AG Long, ET Lundsmith, KE Hamilton - Current colorectal cancer reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in
both men and women in the USA, resulting in over 55,000 deaths annually. Environmental …

STAT3 in cancer: A double edged sword

L Avalle, A Camporeale, A Camperi, V Poli - Cytokine, 2017 - Elsevier
The transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 is activated
downstream of cytokines, growth factors and oncogenes to mediate their functions under …

STAT3 signaling in breast cancer: multicellular actions and therapeutic potential

SQ To, RS Dmello, AK Richards, M Ernst, AL Chand - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many signaling pathways are overactive in breast cancer, and among
them is the STAT3 signaling pathway. STAT3 is activated by secreted factors within the …

Lipid metabolism and cancer immunotherapy: immunosuppressive myeloid cells at the crossroad

A Bleve, B Durante, A Sica, FM Consonni - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer progression generates a chronic inflammatory state that dramatically influences
hematopoiesis, originating different subsets of immune cells that can exert pro-or anti-tumor …

STAT5 is a key regulator in NK cells and acts as a molecular switch from tumor surveillance to tumor promotion

D Gotthardt, EM Putz, E Grundschober… - Cancer Discovery, 2016 - AACR
Natural killer (NK) cells are tightly regulated by the JAK–STAT signaling pathway and cannot
survive in the absence of STAT5. We now report that STAT5-deficient NK cells can be …

LPS enhances the chemosensitivity of oxaliplatin in HT29 cells via GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis

LS Wu, Y Liu, X Wang, B Xu, YL Lin… - Cancer Management …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Pyroptosis induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a dissolved form of cell
death. The molecular marker gasdermin D, specifically GSDMD-N, is critically required for …

JAK/STAT inhibition in macrophages promotes therapeutic resistance by inducing expression of protumorigenic factors

EA Irey, CM Lassiter, NJ Brady… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Tumor-associated macrophages contribute to tumor progression and therapeutic resistance
in breast cancer. Within the tumor microenvironment, tumor-derived factors activate …