Prostate Tumors Can Change the Function of Immune Cells in Mice
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that prostate tumors in mice can cause immune cells known as CD8+ T cells to change their function from cells that have antitumor activity to cells that suppress immune responses. This finding, by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has important implications for the design of immune-based therapies for cancer.