| Literature DB >> 26405591 |
Jessica M Clement1, Fei Duan2, Pramod K Srivastava2.
Abstract
We propose here that cigarette smoke (CS), in addition to its established genotoxic effects, elicits chronic albeit sub-clinical immune suppression, which is a major contributor to cancer progression. This hypothesis, presented here primarily in the context of bladder cancers (BCs), is applicable to other cancers, including those without a confirmed link to smoking.Entities:
Keywords: CD8+ T cells; immune suppression; immune surveillance; tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
Year: 2015 PMID: 26405591 PMCID: PMC4570144 DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1019199
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110