Role of Infiltrating Microglia/Macrophages in Glioma

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Glioma Signaling

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 1202))

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In this chapter we describe the state of the art knowledge of the role played by myeloid cells in promoting and supporting the growth and the invasive properties of a deadly brain tumor, glioblastoma. We provide a review of the works describing the intercellular communication among glioma and associated microglia/macrophage cells (GAMs) using in vitro cellular models derived from mice, rats and human patients and in vivo animal models using syngeneic or xenogeneic experimental systems. Special emphasis will be given to 1) the timing alteration of brain microenvironment under the influence of glioma, 2) the bidirectional communication among tumor and GAMs, 3) possible approaches to interfere with or to guide these interactions, with the aim to identify molecular and cellular targets which could revert or delay the vicious cycle that favors tumor biology.

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Abbreviations

ADAM:

a disintegrin and metalloproteinase, arg-1, arginase-1

ATP:

adenosine triphosphate

BDNF:

brain-derived neurotrophic factor

BM:

bone marrow

cAMP:

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

cGMP:

cyclic guanosine monophosphate

CNS:

central nervous system

Cox-2:

cyclooxygenase-2

CSF-1:

colony stimulating factor-1

CXCL:

chemokine C-X-C ligand

ECM:

extracellular matrix

EE:

enriched environment

EGF:

epidermal growth factor

Evs:

extracellular vesicles

FAK:

focal adhesion kinase

FcGR:

fragment crystallizable Fc-gamma receptor

FGL2:

fibrinogen-like protein 2

GAMs:

glioma associated microglia/macrophage cells

GAS6:

growth arrest specific 6

GBM:

glioblastoma multiforme

GDNF:

glial-derived neurotrophic factor

GM-CSF:

granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor

GPNMB:

glycoprotein non-metastatic melanoma protein B

HGF/SF:

hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor

HMGB:

high-mobility group box

IFN-γ:

interferon-γ

IL:

interleukin

Irf:

interferon regulatory factor

KCa:

Ca2+-activated K channel

MAPK:

mitogen-activated protein kinase

MFG-E8:

milk fat globule EGF like factor 8

MHC:

major histocompatibility complex

MMP:

matrix metalloproteinase

MS:

multiple sclerosis

NG2/CSPG4:

neuron-glial antigen 2/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4

NK cells:

natural killer cells

NO:

nitric oxide

PD-1:

programmed cell death protein-1

PDGF:

platelet derived growth factor

PKA:

protein kinase A

PKG:

protein kinase G

ProS:

protein S

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

RUNX1:

Runt-related transcription factor 1

SIRPα:

signal regulatory protein α

STAT-2 :

signal transducer and activator of transcription 2

STI1:

stress inducible protein 1

TGF:

transforming growth factor

Tgm2:

transglutaminase 2

TK:

thymidine kinase

TLR:

Toll-like receptor

TRAM-34:

1-[(2-Chlorophenyl)diphenyl-methyl]-1H-pyrazole

TrkB:

tropomyosin receptor kinase B

VEGF:

vascular endothelial growth factor

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Catalano, M., D’Alessandro, G., Trettel, F., Limatola, C. (2020). Role of Infiltrating Microglia/Macrophages in Glioma. In: Barańska, J. (eds) Glioma Signaling. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1202. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30651-9_14

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