Green shows tumour-promoting macrophages infiltrating mesothelioma.

New research led by Curtin University and involving several Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) researchers has shed new light on the role of immune cells known as macrophages in the growth and progression of mesothelioma tumours during the ageing process.

With these immune cells found in tissues and tumours making up about 50 per cent of some cancers during ageing, it’s hoped the research findings may help to inform future treatments for mesothelioma cancer in humans.

Lelinh Duong, Dr Connie Jackaman and A/Prof. Delia Nelson.

Congratulations to CHIRI PhD student Lelinh Duong, from Curtin’s School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, who was first author of the paper, and co-authors Dr Connie Jackaman and Associate Professor Delia Nelson, also from the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and CHIRI.

You can read more about the research, and find a link to the full paper, at https://buff.ly/2SPdpf6.