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. 2020 Feb 3;11(8):2022–2031. doi: 10.7150/jca.38981

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Proposed model links M2 macrophages to PKM2 in PDAC. PDAC cells with PKM2 overexpression resulted in lactate secretion, which then favors M2 macrophages in phenotype. Inversely, M2 macrophages 're-educate' the neoplastic cells toward a more aggressive phenotype by secreting bioactive factors.