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    Cancer Lett. 2008 Aug 28;267(2):204-15. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2008.03.028. Epub 2008 Apr 29.

    Cancer related inflammation: the macrophage connection.

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    Fondazione Humanitas per Ricerca, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

    Abstract

    Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) are key regulators of the link between inflammation and cancer. In the tumor microenvironment neoplastic cells shape the differentiation and functional orientation of TAM which, in turn, express several protumoral functions, including secretion of growth factors and matrix-proteases, promotion of angiogenesis and suppression of adaptive immunity. This review analyzes our current knowledge of TAM and their involvement in tumor development and progression. The interplay between TAM and neoplastic cells represents a promising target of future therapeutic approaches.

    PMID:
    18448242
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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