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Conditioned medium from stimulated macrophages inhibits growth but induces an inflammatory phenotype in breast cancer cells.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 1 Oct 2018
Song Wenzhe, Thakor Parth, Vesey David A, Gobe Glenda C, Morais Christudas
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Disparate roles exist for tumor-associated macrophages in breast cancer growth and progression. The aim of this study was to explore the influence of induced macrophages on the growth of breast cancer cells. THP-1 monocytes were differentiated to macrophages using phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. The effect of the medium from THP-1 monocytes or macrophage-conditioned medium (MφCM) on MCF-7 (estrogen receptor and...
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