Monocytes educated by cancer-associated fibroblasts secrete exosomal miR-181a to activate AKT signaling in breast cancer cells

Significance Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as a major component of tumor stroma, affect tumor cell behavior in different manners. Even though it has been shown that CAFs support tumor growth, not much is known about how they contribute to immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment (TME)...

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Main Authors: Katayoon Pakravan, Majid Mossahebi-Mohammadi, Mohammad H. Ghazimoradi, William C. Cho, Majid Sadeghizadeh, Sadegh Babashah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-022-03780-2