Anti-inflammatory Microglia/Macrophages As a Potential Therapeutic Target in Brain Metastasis

Brain metastasis is a common complication of cancer patients and is associated with poor survival. Histological data from patients with brain metastases suggest that microglia are the major immune population activated around the metastatic foci. Microglia and macrophages have the ability to polarize...

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Main Authors: Kleopatra E. Andreou, Manuel Sarmiento Soto, Danny Allen, Vasiliki Economopoulos, Axel de Bernardi, James R. Larkin, Nicola R. Sibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00251/full