Tumor-reprogrammed resident T cells resist radiation to control tumors
oleh: Ainhoa Arina, Michael Beckett, Christian Fernandez, Wenxin Zheng, Sean Pitroda, Steven J. Chmura, Jason J. Luke, Martin Forde, Yuzhu Hou, Byron Burnette, Helena Mauceri, Israel Lowy, Tasha Sims, Nikolai Khodarev, Yang-Xin Fu, Ralph R. Weichselbaum
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Lymphocytes are considered one of the most radiosensitive cell types in the body. Here the authors show that unlike circulating lymphocytes, tumor-infiltrating T cells survive therapeutic doses of irradiation, remaining functional and contributing to radiotherapy induced anti-tumor immunity.