Stem Cells: Deathly Awakening By Interferon

Interferon-alpha, a messenger substance of the immune system, awakens dormant hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow to become active, thus making them vulnerable for the effect of many drugs. The researchers suppose that this might also be a way to stimulate tumor stem cells to divide and, thus, sensitize them to anticancer drugs.

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