Repolarization of Immunosuppressive Macrophages by Targeting SLAMF7-Regulated CCL2 Signaling Sensitizes Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Immunotherapy.
Jialei WengZheng WangZhi-Qiu HuWenxin XuJia-Lei SunFu WangQiang ZhouShaoqing LiuMin XuMing-Hao XuDongmei GaoYing-Hao ShenYong YiYi ShiQiong-Zhu DongChenhao ZhouNing RenPublished in: Cancer research (2024)
CCL2 upregulation caused by SLAMF7 deficiency in hepatocellular carcinoma cells induces immunosuppressive macrophage polarization and confers resistance to immune checkpoint blockade, providing potential biomarkers and targets to improve immunotherapy response in patients.