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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
6
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1985-9-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Macrophages--alone or interacting with other host defense elements--can modify the tumor growth, which usually means a process ending with tumor-cell killing, but in some instances may promote tumor progression. The knowledge on the actual capacity of host extra- and/or intratumoral macrophages to be activated by different kinds of biological modifiers or other effector cells, is necessary in order to design effective immun-manipulation in cancer patients. Progression of malignant tumors can be considered as the outcome of innumerable interactions between tumor cells and host cells with a clear indication on the failure of host defense. Host defense against tumors represents a complex series of interrelated specific and non-specific reactions of different cell types including macrophages. There is little doubt that macrophages--at least in vitro--can effectively destroy tumor cells by cytolytic mechanism, although in few instances their supportive effect on tumor growth is also documented. All of these events require the activation of macrophages.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
May
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| pubmed:issn |
0344-0338
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
179
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
652-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1985
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
What's new in macrophage-tumor cell interaction?
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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