ReviewExploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy2023
Macrophages as potential targets in gene therapy for cancer treatment.
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- Recent advances in nanoparticles-based sonodynamic and immune checkpoint blockade synergistic therapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Inhibition of Glutamine Metabolism Attenuates Tumor Progression Through Remodeling of the Macrophage Immune Microenvironment.Advanced biology · 2025Article
- From silent partners to potential therapeutic targets: macrophages in colorectal cancer.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Review
- Targeting glioma-associated microglia and macrophages: a new frontier in glioblastoma immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Macrophage diversity in human cancers: New insight provided by single-cell resolution and spatial context.Heliyon · 2024Review
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Abstract
Macrophages, as ubiquitous and functionally diverse immune cells, play a central role in innate immunity and initiate adaptive immunity. Especially, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are crucial contributors to the tumorigenesis and development of cancer. Thus, macrophages are emerging potential targets for cancer treatment. Among the numerous targeted therapeutic options, gene therapy is one of the most potential therapeutic strategies via directly and specifically regulating biological functions of macrophages at the gene level for cancer treatment. This short review briefly introduces the characteristics of macrophage populations, the functions of TAM in the occurrence, and the progress of cancer. It also summarized some representative examples to highlight the current progress in TAM-targeted gene therapy. The review hopes to provide new insights into macrophage-targeted gene therapy for precision cancer therapy.
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