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Alpha fetoprotein promotes polarization of macrophages towards M2-like phenotype and inhibits macrophages to phagocytize hepatoma cells.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2023
Zhang Minni, Liu Kun, Zhang Qiuyue, Xu Junnv, Liu Jinchen, Lin Haifeng, Lin Bo, Zhu Mingyue, Li Mengsen
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) is a cancer biomarker for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC); however, its role in macrophage polarization and phagocytosis remains unclear. In the present study, we explored the correlation between AFP regulation of macrophage function and the possible regulatory mechanisms. Human mononuclear leukemia cells (THP-1) and monocytes from healthy donors were used to analyze the...
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