| Literature DB >> 30709505 |
Murugabaskar Balan1, Samik Chakraborty1, Soumitro Pal2.
Abstract
Immunosuppression is essential to prevent graft rejection. However, immunosuppression impairs the ability of the host immune system to control viral infection and decreases tumor immunosurveillance. Therefore, immunosuppression after organ transplantation is a major risk factor for posttransplantation cancer. Notably, recent reports suggest that immunosuppressive agents can activate tumorigenic pathways independent of the involvement of the host immune system. In this review, we focus on cell-intrinsic tumorigenic pathways directly activated by immunosuppressive agents and discuss the much-described infection- and immune-mediated mechanisms of cancer development in organ transplant recipients.Entities:
Keywords: CNI; Immunosuppression; Posttransplantation cancer; Risk factor; Signaling mechanisms
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30709505 PMCID: PMC6368395 DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2018.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Lab Med ISSN: 0272-2712 Impact factor: 1.935