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ReviewTheranostics2021

Metabolic regulatory crosstalk between tumor microenvironment and tumor-associated macrophages.

Degao Chen, Xiaomei Zhang, Zhongjun Li, Bo Zhu

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Review in Theranostics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 264 papers.

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264citing papers in PubMed
12.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

264 citing papers in PubMed, 369 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Degao ChenInstitute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Xiaomei ZhangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, Lab of Radiation biology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Zhongjun LiDepartment of Blood Transfusion, Lab of Radiation biology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Bo ZhuInstitute of Cancer, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China.
Army Medical University · CNXinqiao Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages phagocytize pathogens to initiate innate immunity and products from the tumor microenvironment (TME) to mediate tumor immunity. The loss of tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-mediated immune responses results in immune suppression. To reverse this immune disorder, the regulatory mechanism of TAMs in the TME needs to be clarified. Immune molecules (cytokines and chemokines) from TAMs and the TME have been widely accepted as mutual mediators of signal transduction in the past few decades. Recently, researchers have tried to seek the intrinsic mechanism of TAM phenotypic and functional changes through metabolic connections. Numerous metabolites derived from the TME have been identified that induce the cell-cell crosstalk with TAMs. The bulk tumor cells, immune cells, and stromal cells produce metabolites in the TME that are involved in the metabolic regulation of TAMs. Meanwhile, some products from TAMs regulate the biological functions of the tumor as well. Here, we review the recent reports demonstrating the metabolic regulation between TME and TAMs.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateNeoplasmsSignal TransductionTumor-Associated MacrophagesTumor MicroenvironmentmetabolismTumor-associated macrophagetumor immunotherapytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33391518
PMCPMC7738889
OpenAlexW3095704564

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