Pro-Tumorigenic Macrophage Infiltration in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Possible Macrophage-Aimed Therapeutic Interventions
Bruna F;Scodeller P;;
Frontiers in oncology2021Vol. 11pp. -
203
f2021frontierspro-tumorigenic
Abstract
In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas (OSCC), as in other solid tumors, stromal cells strongly support the spread and growth of the tumor. Macrophages in tumors (tumor-associated macrophages or "TAMs"), can swing between a pro-inflammatory and anti-tumorigenic (M1-like TAMs) state or an anti-inflammatory …