• Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China;
QIN Jing, Email: qin.jing@zs-hospital.sh.cn
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Objective  To explore the association of macrophages with carcinogenesis and development of gastric cancer.
Method  The related literatures at home and abroad were consulted and reviewed.
Results  The microenvironment of gastric cancer could induce the polarization of macrophages,and then the activated macrophages,especially the tumor associated macrophages,could in turn motivate the growth,invasion,and metastasis of tumor cells by secreting a series of active substances.
Conclusions  Macrophages,especially the tumor associated macrophages play an important
role in the carcinogenesis and development of gastric cancer. Investigating the macrophages and their interaction with gastric cancer may lead to a profound understanding of carcinogenesis of gastric cancer as well as opening up a new prospect
for treatment.

Citation: ZHAO Junjie,QIN Jing,SHU Ping. Tumor Associated Macrophages as Major Promoters of Gastric Cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2013, 20(11): 1315-1319. doi: Copy