Macrophage is a type of versatile cell and being developed as a therapeutic target for multiple diseases. Recent work showed that macrophages, specifically the CD163 + M2 cells, participated in the formation of cell-in-cell structures in human tumors, which may represent a novel mechanism for macrophages/phagocytes to influence tumor development and progression, and potentially help identify novel therapeutic targets for tumor treatment.
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