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Sonia Jiménez-Baranda1, Inês Pires Silva, Nina Bhardwaj.
Abstract
Imiquimod is a TLR agonist that is used as an antitumor agent, mainly against skin tumors. Its clinical benefits are well described in several studies; however, the mechanisms behind its antitumor effects are not completely understood. In this issue of the JCI, Drobits and colleagues demonstrate that topical application of imiquimod suppresses cutaneous melanoma by TLR7-dependent recruitment and transformation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells into killer cells; this occurs independently of conventional adaptive immune mechanisms.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22251700 PMCID: PMC3266799 DOI: 10.1172/JCI61345
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808