Inflammatory and innate immune cells in cancer microenvironment and progression

Patrick Brennecke; Paola Allavena; Maria Laface; Alberto Mantovani; Barbara Bottazzi

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44006-3_2

Inflammatory and innate immune cells in cancer microenvironment and progression

Patrick Brennecke, Paola Allavena, Maria Laface, Alberto Mantovani, Barbara Bottazzi

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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It is established that persistent inflammation promotes tumor formation and disease progression. The inflammatory microenvironment within solid tumors is composed of soluble and cellular components, including several cytokines and chemokines, growth factors, enzymes, as well as host cells: endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and leukocytes. Tumor-associated myeloid cells (TAMC) represent the preponderant part of tumor-infiltrating leukocytes; they are a very heterogeneous entity of cells regulating diverse aspects of cancer biology. TAMC can directly support cancer growth and survival and regulate angiogenesis, metastasis, as well as immunosuppression. Accordingly, TAMC have recently become targets of new and innovative anticancer therapy approaches. This chapter will review the main characteristics of tumor-associated myeloid cells and their role in promoting tumor growth and dissemination. In addition, we will briefly address new therapeutic possibilities based on targeting of TAMC.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cancer Immunology: A Translational Medicine Context
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages	9-28
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9783662440063, 9783662440056
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44006-3_2
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2015

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