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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Macrophage-derived long non-coding RNAs in cancer: pioneering targets for immune modulation and personalized therapy.

Prasanna Srinivasan Ramalingam, Md Sadique Hussain, Yumna Khan, Mudasir Maqbool, Mohit Agrawal, Haleema Shahin Dh, Ashwini Prabhu, Sumel Ashique, Jyoti Maithani Kalra, Kapil Kalra and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Prasanna Srinivasan RamalingamProtein Engineering Lab, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Md Sadique HussainUttaranchal Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Yumna KhanIndependent Researcher, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Mudasir MaqboolDepartment of Pharmacology, Government Medical College Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, Baramulla, India.
Mohit AgrawalDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medical & Allied Sciences, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurugram, India.
Haleema Shahin DhDepartment of Pharmacology, Yenepoya Pharmacy College & Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Ashwini PrabhuDivision of Cell and Molecular Biology, Central Research Laboratory, Srinivas University, Mangalore, India.
Sumel AshiqueDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Bharat Technology, Howrah, West Bengal, India.
Jyoti Maithani KalraSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Kapil KalraAlpine College of Management and Technology, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Purushothaman BalakrishnanTanBio R and D Solution, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sivakumar ArumugamProtein Engineering Lab, School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generated from macrophages, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly recognized as imperative in influencing cancer immune evasion, microenvironment alteration, and therapy sensitivity. Together with tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), this detailed investigation investigates the several roles of lncRNAs derived from M1 and M2 macrophage subtypes in regulating tumor progression. In contrast to the cancer-promoting effect of M2-based derived lncRNAs, such as H19, AFAP1-AS1, and CRNDE, which stimulate tumor proliferation, metastases, and chemoresistance through a variety of cascades, M1-based derived lncRNAs, such as HOTTIP and NBR2, exhibit tumor-suppressive roles in augmenting inflammatory signals and inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Other than their involvement in the development of cancer, macrophage-derived lncRNAs have important immune control effects based on macrophage polarization, cytokine production, and immune checkpoints. Recent progress in single-cell RNA sequencing and the CRISPR-based functional studies also now provides new lncRNA targets and improved accuracy of diagnostics and optimization of therapy approaches. It marks a new step in personalized cancer immunotherapy: our research focuses on the possibilities of macrophage-derived lncRNAs as biomarkers and treatment options.

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MacrophagesNeoplasmsRNA, Long NoncodingTumor-Associated MacrophagesAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunomodulationImmunotherapyPrecision MedicineTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorRNA, Long Noncodingimmune modulationimmunotherapymacrophagespersonalized medicinetumor-associated macrophagestumor microenvironment

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PMCPMC13160859

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