Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common and fatal cancers worldwide,and it is also a typical inflammatory cancer.The function of macrophages is very important in the tissue immune microenvironment during infla...Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common and fatal cancers worldwide,and it is also a typical inflammatory cancer.The function of macrophages is very important in the tissue immune microenvironment during inflammatory and carcinogenic transformation.Here,we evaluated the function and mechanism of macrophages in intestinal physiology and in different pathological stages.Furthermore,the role of macrophages in the immune microenvironment of CRC and the influence of the intestinal population and hypoxic environment on macrophage function are summarized.In addition,in the era of tumor immunotherapy,CRC currently has a limited response rate to immune checkpoint inhibitors,and we summarize potential therapeutic strategies for targeting tumorassociated macrophages.展开更多
基金The National Nature Science Foundation of China,No.81874206Shanghai Rising-Star Program,No.20QA1409300the Program for Young Eastern Scholar at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning,No.QD2019034.
文摘Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the most common and fatal cancers worldwide,and it is also a typical inflammatory cancer.The function of macrophages is very important in the tissue immune microenvironment during inflammatory and carcinogenic transformation.Here,we evaluated the function and mechanism of macrophages in intestinal physiology and in different pathological stages.Furthermore,the role of macrophages in the immune microenvironment of CRC and the influence of the intestinal population and hypoxic environment on macrophage function are summarized.In addition,in the era of tumor immunotherapy,CRC currently has a limited response rate to immune checkpoint inhibitors,and we summarize potential therapeutic strategies for targeting tumorassociated macrophages.
