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Oleanolic acid inhibits macrophage differentiation into the M2 phenotype and glioblastoma cell proliferation by suppressing the activation of STAT3.
Oncology reports - 1 Dec 2011
Fujiwara Yukio, Komohara Yoshihiro, Kudo Rino, Tsurushima Keiichiro, Ohnishi Koji, Ikeda Tsuyoshi, Takeya Motohiro
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Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) polarized to the M2 phenotype promote tumor cell proliferation and are associated with a poor prognosis in patients with high grade glioma. We previously revealed that corosolic acid, a triterpenoid compound, inhibits the M2 polarization of human monocyte-derived macrophages (HMDM). In the present study, we examined whether...
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