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Sphingosine kinase 2 deficient tumor xenografts show impaired growth and fail to polarize macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype.
International journal of cancer - 1 Nov 2009
Weigert Andreas, Schiffmann Susanne, Sekar Divya, Ley Stephanie, Menrad Heidi, Werno Christian, Grosch Sabine, Geisslinger Gerd, Brüne Bernhard
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A challenging task of the immune system is to fight cancer cells. However, a variety of human cancers educate immune cells to become tumor supportive. This is exemplified for tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), which are polarized towards an anti-inflammatory and cancer promoting phenotype. Mechanistic explanations, how cancer cells influence the macrophage phenotype are urgently needed to address potential...
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