Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Alters Macrophages Polarization in HPV-Negative Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Larynx in Males.

Conclusion: LPR is associated with altered macrophages polarization and increase of M2-type macrophages in LSCC. The shift in macrophage polarization towards the M2 type in patients with LPR could facilitate LSCC development and progression. PMID: 32911878 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol Source Type: research