ReviewCancer cell international2021
New insights into M1/M2 macrophages: key modulators in cancer progression.
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- Clinical significance of circulating macrophage markers across different stages of prostate cancer: highlighting soluble CD163.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Fibrin-rich environment drives catheter-associated UTIs by suppressing macrophage defenses.Nature communications · 2026Article
- NLRC5-Deficient Macrophages Promote a Tumor-Permissive Phenotype via AXL- and MERTK-Mediated Efferocytosis.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- T Cell-Macrophage Interactions Influence Chemotherapeutic Response in Ovarian Cancer Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Advances in immune microenvironment profiling during multiple myeloma progression and therapy.International journal of hematology · 2026Review
- Multidimensional explanations and future perspectives on the limited efficacy of immunotherapy in prostate cancer.Asian journal of andrology · 2026Review
- Microfluidic Biofabrication of a Hydrogel Vessel-Like Structure for Interrogating Tumor Cell Propagation in a Breast Cancer-on-a-Chip Model.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- Engineering Oncolytic Virus-Armed Macrophages for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Salmonella vector creates de novo parvovirus that reduces solid tumors and forms antitumor immune memory.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- Programmed cell death and metastatic evolution in breast cancer: the role of anoikis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Review
- Single-Cell Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals Immunometabolic Reprogramming and Cell-Cell Communication in the Tumor Microenvironment of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum capsular exopolysaccharide enhances systemic anti-tumour immunity in pre-clinical breast cancer.Research square · 2026Article
- Leveraging Macrophage Metabolic Reprogramming for Enhanced Anti-Tumor Immunity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Magnetic Reprogramming of Macrophages Stimulates Phagocytosis of Breast Cancer Cells via a TRPC1-STING Inflammatory Axis.Smart medicine · 2026Article
- Myeloid Malignancies Beyond the Cell: Targeting the Tumour Microenvironment with Next-Generation Immunotherapies.Cancers · 2026Review
- Glucocorticoids induce a phagocytic C1Q+ macrophage phenotype primed for IFNγ-dependent CXCL9 secretion.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Pre-treatment of cabozantinib prior to hypofractionated radiotherapy increases immunomodulatory effects and tumor size reduction in a 4T1 breast cancer murine model.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
Infiltration of macrophages in and around tumor nest represents one of the most crucial hallmarks during tumor progression. The mutual interactions with tumor cells and stromal microenvironment contribute to phenotypically polarization of tumor associated macrophages. Macrophages consist of at least two subgroups, M1 and M2. M1 phenotype macrophages are tumor-resistant due to intrinsic phagocytosis and enhanced antitumor inflammatory reactions. Contrastingly, M2 are endowed with a repertoire of tumor-promoting capabilities involving immuno-suppression, angiogenesis and neovascularization, as well as stromal activation and remodeling. The functional signature of M2 incorporates location-related, mutually connected, and cascade-like reactions, thereby accelerating paces of tumor aggressiveness and metastasis. In this review, mechanisms underlying the distinct functional characterization of M1 and M2 macrophages are demonstrated to make sense of M1 and M2 as key regulators during cancer progression.
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