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Modulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAM) Phenotype by Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) Receptor.
Journal of immunology research - 1 Jan 2017
da Silva Junior Ildefonso Alves, Stone Simone Cardozo, Rossetti Renata Marques, Jancar Sonia, Lepique Ana Paula
Abstract excerpt
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of several types of tumors. The biological effects of PAF are mediated by the PAF receptor (PAFR), which can be expressed by tumor cells and host cells that infiltrate the tumor microenvironment. In the present study, we investigated the role of PAFR expressed by leukocytes that infiltrate two types of tumors, one that expresses PAFR...
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