Collaborating with the Enemy: Function of Macrophages in the Development of Neoplastic Disease

• Main Authors: Andrzej Eljaszewicz (Author), Małgorzata Wiese (Author), Anna Helmin-Basa (Author), Michal Jankowski (Author), Lidia Gackowska (Author), Izabela Kubiszewska (Author), Wojciech Kaszewski (Author), Jacek Michalkiewicz (Author), Wojciech Zegarski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Due to the profile of released mediators (such as cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, etc.), neoplastic cells modulate the activity of immune system, directly affecting its components both locally and peripherally. This is reflected by the limited antineoplastic activity of the immune system (imm...