The research team identified a protein called colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) as a reliable marker for monocytes ...

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 ...

We found that pro-inflammatory M1 macrophages secreted factors that increased the expression of stem cell markers such as NANOG, KLF4, SOX2 and CD44 in prostate cancer cells. Based on our research ...