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Pedro R Lowenstein1, Gregory J Baker1, Maria G Castro1.
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells eradicate galectin-deficient malignant gliomas without the necessity for T cell cooperation. This phenomenon was discovered as a consequence of reducing glioma-derived galectin-1. We propose that stimulation of endogenous antitumor NK cell activity may be achieved by reducing potent tumor-derived NK cell inhibitors, such as galectin-1, and that such agents be tested in the clinic to treatbrain tumors.Entities:
Keywords: galectin-1; innate antitumor immunity; malignant glioma; natural killer cells
Year: 2014 PMID: 25941594 PMCID: PMC4292565 DOI: 10.4161/21624011.2014.965573
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110