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Levetiracetam: A Potent Sword against Microglia Polarization in Gliomas
Xiaoteng Cui1,2, Qixue Wang1,2, Xiaomin Liu3
1Laboratory of Neuro-oncology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P.R China.
Abstract:
Crosstalk between tumor cells and peritumoral cells contributes to immunosuppressive microenvironment formation in glioblastomas (GBM). A recent study revealed that glioma stem cells activated neuronal activity to promote microglial M2 polarization, leading to GBM progression, which could be pharmacologically blocked by levetiracetam, providing a practical strategy for GBM immunotherapy. See related article by Guo et al., p. 1160.

