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Squamous carcinoma cells influence monocyte phenotype and suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-alpha in monocytes.
Inflammation - 1 Aug 2010
Lam-ubol Aroonwan, Hopkin Dustin, Letuchy Elena M, Kurago Zoya B
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria and chronic inflammation are present in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), but their roles in the pathogenesis of HNSCC are unclear. Our studies described here revealed that human monocytes co-cultured short term with HNSCC cells were more likely to express CD16, and CD16(+) small mononuclear cells were common in HNSCC specimens. In addition, we identified monocytes as the primary...
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