A subpopulation of white blood cells guards against tumor lung metastasis
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
Among foot soldiers on the immune front line is a subpopulation of white blood cells called “patrolling monocytes,” whose job is to cruise the bloodstream, cart off cellular debris, and block invasion of a less benign population of inflammatory cells. Now, a study illustrates that patrolling monocytes may also play an anti-cancer role, particularly in the lung.