Targeting tumor-associated macrophages in hepatocellular carcinoma: biology, strategy, and immunotherapy

Autor: Hongyu Zheng, Xueqiang Peng, Shuo Yang, Xinyu Li, Mingyao Huang, Shibo Wei, Sheng Zhang, Guangpeng He, Jiaxing Liu, Qing Fan, Liang Yang, Hangyu Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cell Death Discovery, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2058-7716
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01356-7
Popis: Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most malignant tumors, is characterized by its stubborn immunosuppressive microenvironment. As one of the main members of the tumor microenvironment (TME) of HCC, tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) play a critical role in its occurrence and development, including stimulating angiogenesis, enhancing immunosuppression, and promoting the drug resistance and cancer metastasis. This review describes the origin as well as phenotypic heterogeneity of TAMs and their potential effects on the occurrence and development of HCC and also discusses about various adjuvant therapy based strategies that can be used for targeting TAMs. In addition, we have highlighted different treatment modalities for TAMs based on immunotherapy, including small molecular inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, antibodies, tumor vaccines, adoptive cellular immunotherapy, and nanocarriers for drug delivery, to explore novel combination therapies and provide feasible therapeutic options for clinically improving the prognosis and quality of life of HCC patients.
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