CAFs Interacting With TAMs in Tumor Microenvironment to Enhance Tumorigenesis and Immune Evasion

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GÜNAYDIN G.

FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY, cilt.11, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fonc.2021.668349
  • Dergi Adı: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cancer associated fibroblasts, monocytes, tumor associated macrophages, tumor biology, tumor immunology, tumor microenvironment, macrophage polarization, M1/M2 cells, CANCER-ASSOCIATED FIBROBLASTS, ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR, EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION, CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED FIBROBLASTS, METASTATIC NICHE FORMATION, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, BREAST-CANCER, PANCREATIC-CANCER, STROMAL CELLS, MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) are among the most important and abundant players of the tumor microenvironment. CAFs as well as TAMs are known to play pivotal supportive roles in tumor growth and progression. The number of CAF or TAM cells is mostly correlated with poor prognosis. Both CAFs and TAMs are in a reciprocal communication with the tumor cells in the tumor milieu. In addition to such interactions, CAFs and TAMs are also involved in a dynamic and reciprocal interrelationship with each other. Both CAFs and TAMs are capable of altering each other's functions. Here, the current understanding of the distinct mechanisms about the complex interplay between CAFs and TAMs are summarized. In addition, the consequences of such a mutual relationship especially for tumor progression and tumor immune evasion are highlighted, focusing on the synergistic pleiotropic effects. CAFs and TAMs are crucial components of the tumor microenvironment; thus, they may prove to be potential therapeutic targets. A better understanding of the tri-directional interactions of CAFs, TAMs and cancer cells in terms of tumor progression will pave the way for the identification of novel theranostic cues in order to better target the crucial mechanisms of carcinogenesis.