ReviewBiomedicines2020
Macrophage Polarization in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Nurse-Like Cells Are the Caretakers of Leukemic Cells.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- TLR8 Stimulation Leads to Microenvironment Activation and Enhanced Antibody-Dependent Cellular Responses in CLL.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) Modulate Monocytes to Become CLL-Supportive Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Notch2, a Key Player in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Mechanism, Microenvironment Interactions, and Therapeutic Implications.Cancers · 2026Review
- Macrophage ferroptosis in hematologic malignancies: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Pediatric leukemia: origins, pathogenesis, the role of microenvironment and immunological modulation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Macrophages as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- MicroRNAs Associated with a Bad Prognosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Their Impact on Macrophage Polarization.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells-macrophages crosstalk and myeloid malignancy.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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- B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Development in Mice with Chronic Lung Exposure to Coccidioides Fungal Arthroconidia.ImmunoHorizons · 2023Article
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- NOD2 deficiency confers a pro-tumorigenic macrophage phenotype to promote lung adenocarcinoma progression.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2021Article
- Macrophages in Health and Non-Infectious Disease.Biomedicines · 2021Article
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Abstract
Macrophages are terminally differentiated innate immune cells. Through their activation, they can be polarized towards the pro-inflammatory M1 type or the wound healing-associated, anti-inflammatory M2 type macrophages. In the tumor microenvironment (TME), M2 is the dominant phenotype and these cells are referred to as tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). TAMs secrete cytokines and chemokines, exerting an antiapoptotic, proliferative and pro-metastatic effect on the tumor cells. TAMs can be found in many cancers, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), where they are called nurse-like cells (NLCs). Despite the generally indolent behavior of CLL, the proportion of treatment-refractory patients is significant. As with the majority of cancers, despite significant recent progress, CLL pathogenesis is poorly understood. The emerging role of the TME in nurturing the neoplastic process warrants the investigation of macrophages as a significant pathogenetic element of tumors. In this paper, we review the current knowledge on the role of stromal macrophages in CLL.
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