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Monocyte Differentiation towards Protumor Activity Does Not Correlate with M1 or M2 Phenotypes.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2016
Chimal-Ramírez G Karina, Espinoza-Sánchez Nancy Adriana, Chávez-Sánchez Luis, Arriaga-Pizano Lourdes, Fuentes-Pananá Ezequiel M
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages facilitate breast cancer progression. Macrophages were initially classified as M1 or M2 based on their distinct metabolic programs and then expanded to include antitumoral (M1) and protumoral (M2) activities. However, it is still uncertain what markers define the pro- and antitumoral phenotypes and what conditions lead to their formation. In this study, monocytic cell lines and primary monocytes were...
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