Macrophages are crucial orchestrators of host defence and tissue homeostasis. Macrophages are heterogeneous and plastic cells that in response to different microenvironmental signals can mount a broad spectrum of different programs of polarized activation. In different pathological contexts including cancer and infectious diseases, macrophages diversity and plasticity may act as a double-edged sword. The elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying macrophages recruitment and functional activation allows the identification of valuable targets for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches.
Macrophages in cancer and infectious diseases : the 'good' and the 'bad' / C. Porta, E. Riboldi, M.G. Totaro, L. Strauss, A. Sica, A. Mantovani. - In: IMMUNOTHERAPY. - ISSN 1750-743X. - 3:10(2011 Oct), pp. 1185-1202.
Macrophages in cancer and infectious diseases : the 'good' and the 'bad'
A. Mantovani
2011
Abstract
Macrophages are crucial orchestrators of host defence and tissue homeostasis. Macrophages are heterogeneous and plastic cells that in response to different microenvironmental signals can mount a broad spectrum of different programs of polarized activation. In different pathological contexts including cancer and infectious diseases, macrophages diversity and plasticity may act as a double-edged sword. The elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying macrophages recruitment and functional activation allows the identification of valuable targets for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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