Androgen receptor (AR) usually drives prostate cancer cell growth, but its role in immune cells like macrophages, remains unclear. The authors here show that AR+TREM2+ macrophages exhibits enhanced immunosuppressive and tumour-promoting effects comping to its counterparts with the mechanism of upregulated APOE/TREM2/AR expression in inducing immunosuppressive gene profile in macrophage.
- Qiaohua Wang
- Yongjian Wu
- Guanmin Jiang