M2 Microglia in a Metastatic Brain Tumor (IMAGE)

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M2 Microglia in a Metastatic Brain Tumor

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Wu et al. demonstrate that nicotine promotes brain metastasis by stimulating the formation of immune cells called M2 microglia. Large numbers of M2 microglia (brown) can be observed in a metastatic brain tumor from a lung cancer patient who continued to smoke.

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Wu et al., 2020

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