ArticleCancer research2015
Macrophage Blockade Using CSF1R Inhibitors Reverses the Vascular Leakage Underlying Malignant Ascites in Late-Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
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- Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells: Mechanisms of Progression and Therapeutic Strategies.Oncology research · 2026Review
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- An immune competent in vitro model of IL2 induced vascular leakage enables mechanistic insights and evaluation of mitigation strategies.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Peritoneal resident macrophages constitute an immunosuppressive environment in peritoneal metastasized colorectal cancer.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Harnessing Macrophages in Cancer Therapy: from Immune Modulators to Therapeutic Targets.International journal of biological sciences · 2025Review
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- Pan-cancer analyses reveal cancer-type-specific autophagy signatures with potential implications for prognosis and therapy response.Journal of Cancer · 2025Article
- Beyond tumor‑associated macrophages involved in spheroid formation and dissemination: Novel insights for ovarian cancer therapy (Review).International journal of oncology · 2024Review
- Imaging tumor and ascites-associated macrophages in a mouse model of metastatic ovarian cancer.EJNMMI research · 2024Article
- Paracrine Ovarian Cancer Cell-Derived CSF1 Signaling Regulates Macrophage Migration Dynamics in a 3D Microfluidic Model that Recapitulates In Vivo Infiltration Patterns in Patient-Derived Xenografts.Advanced healthcare materials · 2024Article
- KAT6A Condensates Impair PARP1 Trapping of PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Tumor-Intrinsic Activity of Chromobox 2 Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment in High-grade Serous Carcinoma.Cancer research communications · 2024Article
- CD206 modulates the role of M2 macrophages in the origin of metastatic tumors.Journal of Cancer · 2024Article
- The involvement of peritoneal GATA6Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Gynecologic Cancers.Cancers · 2023Review
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Abstract
Malignant ascites is a common complication in the late stages of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) that greatly diminishes the quality of life of patients. Malignant ascites is a known consequence of vascular dysfunction, but current approved treatments are not effective in preventing fluid accumulation. In this study, we investigated an alternative strategy of targeting macrophage functions to reverse the vascular pathology of malignant ascites using fluid from human patients and an immunocompetent murine model (ID8) of EOC that mirrors human disease by developing progressive vascular disorganization and leakiness culminating in massive ascites. We demonstrate that the macrophage content in ascites fluid from human patients and the ID8 model directly correlates with vascular permeability. To further substantiate macrophages' role in the pathogenesis of malignant ascites, we blocked macrophage function in ID8 mice using a colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor kinase inhibitor (GW2580). Administration of GW2580 in the late stages of disease resulted in reduced infiltration of protumorigenic (M2) macrophages and dramatically decreased ascites volume. Moreover, the disorganized peritoneal vasculature became normalized and sera from GW2580-treated ascites protected against endothelial permeability. Therefore, our findings suggest that macrophage-targeted treatment may be a promising strategy toward a safe and effective means to control malignant ascites of EOC.
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