Ovarian cancer cells polarize macrophages toward a tumor-associated phenotype.

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) may have tumor-promoting activity, but it is not clear how their phenotype is achieved. In this study, we demonstrate that ovarian cancer cells switch cocultured macrophages to a phenotype similar to that found in ovarian tumors. Tumor cells caused dynamic changes...

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Main Authors: Hagemann, T, Wilson, J, Burke, F, Kulbe, H, Li, N, Plüddemann, A, Charles, K, Gordon, S, Balkwill, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006