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Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote an immunosuppressive microenvironment through the induction and accumulation of protumoral macrophages.
Oncotarget - 31 Jan 2017
Takahashi Hideyuki, Sakakura Koichi, Kudo Takeshi, Toyoda Minoru, Kaira Kyoichi, Oyama Tetsunari, Chikamatsu Kazuaki
Abstract excerpt
Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) closely interact with tumor cells and affect tumor cell behavior in diverse manners. We herein investigated the mechanisms by which cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) affect the functional polarization of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in vitro and in human cancer samples. The expression of CD68, CD14, CD163, CD200R,...
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