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ArticleCancer research2021

Slit2 Inhibits Breast Cancer Metastasis by Activating M1-Like Phagocytic and Antifibrotic Macrophages.

Dinesh K Ahirwar, Manish Charan, Sanjay Mishra, Ajeet K Verma, Konstantin Shilo, Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, Ramesh K Ganju

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Article in Cancer research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dinesh K Ahirwar *Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. ramesh.ganju@osumc.edu dinesh.ahirwar@osumc.edu.
Manish CharanDepartment of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Sanjay MishraDepartment of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0003-3739-8422
Ajeet K VermaDepartment of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0001-6947-9230
Konstantin ShiloDepartment of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.ORCID 0000-0002-6702-3130
Bhuvaneswari RamaswamyComprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Ramesh K Ganju *Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. ramesh.ganju@osumc.edu dinesh.ahirwar@osumc.edu.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · US

Funding

Translational Therapeutics Research Program (TT)P30CA016058 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Jennifer A. Woyach · 1985 to 2026
$132.3M
Role of Slit in CXCR4-Mediated Breast Cancer MetastasisR01CA109527 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GANJU, RAMESH K. · 2005 to 2019
$2.6M
Addressing cancer disparity through defining the molecular link between breast feeding and triple negative breast cancerR01CA231857 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GANJU, RAMESH K., STOVER, DANIEL G. · 2019 to 2023
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016058NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109527NCI NIH HHS R01 CA231857
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are heterogeneous in nature and comprise antitumor M1-like (M1-TAM) or pro-tumor M2-like (M2-TAM) TAMs. M2-TAMs are a major component of stroma in breast tumors and enhance metastasis by reducing their phagocytic ability and increasing tumor fibrosis. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate phenotypic plasticity of TAMs are not well known. Here we report a novel tumor suppressor Slit2 in breast cancer by regulating TAMs in the tumor microenvironment. Slit2 reduced the

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticPhagocytosisAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationFemaleFibrosisHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 13MiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDNeoplasm MetastasisBiomarkers, TumorIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 13MMP13 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsSlit Homolog 2 Protein

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PMID34400395
PMCPMC8631742
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