Interestingly, this study noted an increase in the proportion of M1 macrophages and a decrease in M2 macrophages in CRC, contradicting the M1/M2 polarization theory. Functional analyses suggests ...
Researchers focused particularly on the role of M1 and M2 macrophages ... pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages secreted factors that increased the expression of stem cell markers such as NANOG, KLF4 ...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.