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Macrophage Differentiation and Polarization into an M2-Like Phenotype using a Human Monocyte-Like THP-1 Leukemia Cell Line
Published on: August 2, 2021
Targeting myelomonocytic cells to revert inflammation-dependent cancer promotion
Mario P Colombo1, Alberto Mantovani
1Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori and Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano, Italy. mario.colombo@istitutotumori.mi.it
Abstract:
Tumor development and progression are strongly linked to inflammation and the presence of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). In murine tumors, antitumor activity can be achieved by targeting TAM recruitment, survival, activation, polarization, effector signaling, or extracellular matrix interactions. Thus, it may be possible to increase the efficacy of conventional cancer therapeutic strategies by targeting TAMs.
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