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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (82071771, 82271807 to PL), the Hubei Province Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2022CFA057 to PL), and the Nonprofit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese (2023-PT320-07).
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Liu, J., Ma, Z., Jia, W. et al. Targeting macrophage metabolism to enhance tumor immunotherapy. Cell Mol Immunol 21, 530–532 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41423-024-01149-7
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