ArticleCancer research2019
Pomalidomide Alters Pancreatic Macrophage Populations to Generate an Immune-Responsive Environment at Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions.
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- Macrophage-induced reactive oxygen species in the initiation of pancreatic cancer: a mini-review.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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- Roles of differently polarized macrophages in the initiation and progressionof pancreatic cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Ym1iScience · 2022Article
- Reshaping the tumor microenvironment: The versatility of immunomodulatory drugs in B-cell neoplasms.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Macrophage and Neutrophil Interactions in the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment Drive the Pathogenesis of Pancreatic Cancer.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
During development of pancreatic cancer, alternatively activated macrophages contribute to fibrogenesis, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesion growth, and generation of an immunosuppressive environment. Here, we show that the immunomodulatory agent pomalidomide depletes pancreatic lesion areas of alternatively activated macrophage populations. Pomalidomide treatment resulted in downregulation of interferon regulatory factor 4, a transcription factor for M2 macrophage polarization. Pomalidomide-induced absence of alternatively activated macrophages led to a decrease in fibrosis at PanIN lesions and in syngeneic tumors; this was due to generation of an inflammatory, immune-responsive environment with increased expression of IL1α and presence of activated (IFNγ-positive) CD4
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