title: Innate Immune Cells May Prevent Metastasis.
abstract: Unlike classic monocytes, which can exacerbate metastasis upon recruitment to tumor sites, patrolling monocytes play a preemptive anticancer role by engulfing tumor cells and slowing their spread, particularly to the lung.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Landhuis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement; D054428:Chemokine CX3CL1 / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000556:secondary; D051379:Mice; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C515538:CX3CL1 protein, human; D054428:Chemokine CX3CL1