| Literature DB >> 25964861 |
Raffaella Bonecchi1, Benedetta Savino1, Nicoletta Caronni1, Giuseppe Celesti2, Alberto Mantovani1, Massimo Locati1.
Abstract
Inflammatory chemokines are instrumental players in cancer-related inflammation contributing to numerous steps during tumor progression. In Kaposi's sarcoma, we have found that downregulation of the atypical chemokine receptor 2 (ACKR2) by the KRAS/BRAF/ERK pathway profoundly affects the tumor microenvironment, unleashing accumulation of tumor-associated macrophages that sustains tumor growth. This discovery extends our understanding on the role of inflammatory chemokines in tumor biology and provides rationale for their therapeutic targeting.Entities:
Keywords: Kaposi's sarcoma; atypical chemokine receptors; chemokines; inflammation and cancer; macrophages
Year: 2015 PMID: 25964861 PMCID: PMC4353167 DOI: 10.4161/21624011.2014.955337
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110