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Review
. 2010 Oct;11(10):889-96.
doi: 10.1038/ni.1937. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

Macrophage plasticity and interaction with lymphocyte subsets: cancer as a paradigm

Subhra K Biswas  1 , Alberto Mantovani
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Macrophage plasticity and interaction with lymphocyte subsets: cancer as a paradigm

Subhra K Biswas et al. Nat Immunol. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Plasticity is a hallmark of cells of the myelomonocytic lineage. In response to innate recognition or signals from lymphocyte subsets, mononuclear phagocytes undergo adaptive responses. Shaping of monocyte-macrophage function is an essential component of resistance to pathogens, tissue damage and repair. The orchestration of myelomonocytic cell function is a key element that links inflammation and cancer and provides a paradigm for macrophage plasticity and function. A better understanding of the molecular basis of myelomonocytic cell plasticity will open new vistas in immunopathology and therapeutic intervention.

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