| Literature DB >> 27467920 |
Ningyan Zhang1, Robert E Jordan1, Zhiqiang An1.
Abstract
Immune suppression is recognized as a hallmark of cancer and this notion is largely based on studies on cellular immunity. Our recent studies have demonstrated a potential new mechanism of cancer suppression of immunity by impairment of antibody effector function mediated by proteolytic enzymes in the tumor microenvironment.Entities:
Keywords: Antibody immunity; cancer immune evasion; single proteolytic cleavage of the IgG hinge; tumor microenvironment
Year: 2015 PMID: 27467920 PMCID: PMC4910702 DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1122861
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110