Neutrophil-tumor cell phagocytosis (cannibalism) in human turoms: an update and literature review

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2012
• Main Authors: Caruso, R.A., Fedele, F., Finocchiaro, G., Arena, G., Venuti, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Reviews
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/139087
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Neutrophil-tumor cell phagocytosis (cannibalism) in human turoms: an update and literature review / R.A. Caruso, F. Fedele, G. Finocchiaro, G. Arena, A. Venuti // Experimental Oncology. — 2012. — Т. 34, № 3. — С. 306-311. — Бібліогр.: 52 назв. — англ.

The recognition and removal of apoptotic cells by tissue macrophages and nonprofessional phagocytes, in a process called efferocytosis, is critical for development, tissue homeostasis and resolution of inflammation. Apoptotic bodies arising in tumor tissue are ingested by viable neoplastic cells and...