The role of inflammatory cells in fostering pancreatic cancer cell growth and invasion.
作者:
Evans(Anthony),Costello(Eithne)
状态:
发布时间2012-09-12
, 更新时间 2013-08-13
期刊:
Front Physiol
摘要:
The pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) microenvironment accommodates a variety of cell types and a plethora of complex interactions between tumor cells, host cells and extracellular matrix (ECM) components. Here we review the role of inflammatory cells, in particular mast cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, macrophages, T regulatory cells, T helper cells and neutrophils. The picture that emerges is that of a tumor microenvironment, in which the immune response is actively suppressed, and inflammatory cells contribute in a variety of ways to tumor progression.