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ReviewExpert reviews in molecular medicine2024

Epigenetic tuning of tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs): a potential approach in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) immunotherapy.

Israa M Helal, Monica A Kamal, Mostafa K Abd El-Aziz, Hend M El Tayebi

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Review in Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Israa M HelalClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo - GUC, Cairo, Egypt.
Monica A KamalClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo - GUC, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa K Abd El-AzizClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo - GUC, Cairo, Egypt.
Hend M El TayebiClinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo - GUC, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-6896-6018

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent development in immunotherapy for cancer treatment has substantiated to be more effective than most of the other treatments. Immunity is the first line of defence of the body; nevertheless, cancerous cells can manipulate immunity compartments to play several roles in tumour progression. Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), one of the most dominant components in the tumour microenvironment, are recognized as anti-tumour suppressors. Unfortunately, the complete behaviour of TAMs is still unclear and understudied. TAM density is directly correlated with the progression and poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), therefore studying TAMs from different points of view passing by all the factors that may affect its existence, polarization, functions and repolarization are of great importance. Different epigenetic regulations were reported to have a direct relation with both HCC and TAMs. Here, this review discusses different epigenetic regulations that can affect TAMs in HCC whether positively or negatively.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularEpigenesis, GeneticImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsTumor-Associated MacrophagesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansepigeneticshepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)immunotherapymacrophagestumour-associated macrophages (TAMs)

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PMID39320855
PMCPMC11440614

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