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Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibits maturation of dendritic cells induced by lipopolysaccharide, but not by proinflammatory cytokines.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Jun 2004
Takahashi Akihiro, Kono Koji, Ichihara Fumiko, Sugai Hidemitsu, Fujii Hideki, Matsumoto Yoshiro
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PURPOSE: Dendritic cells (DCs) play an important role in the host's immunosurveillance against cancer. It has been shown that the function of DCs is impaired and their population decreased in a cancer-bearing host. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of down-regulation of DCs in a cancer-bearing host. METHODS: We evaluated the relationship between DC infiltration and production of vascular...
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