Therapeutic activation of macrophages and microglia to suppress brain tumor-initiating cells
2014
Growth of malignant glioma involves a rare population of stem-like cells in the brain called brain tumor-initiating cells (BTICs). This study shows that immune cells in the brain can attenuate tumorigenic capacity of cancer patient-derived BTICs. The authors also identify a drug amphotericin B as an activator of microglia and macrophages that can enhance the microglial activation and mitigate BTIC proliferation in culture. This drug also improved the lifespan of a mouse model of malignant glioma in vivo.
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