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Identification of the Mycobacterial Subcomponents Involved in the Release of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand from Human Neutrophils
29 Dec 2006
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Intravesical administration of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) continues to be a successful immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer. Recently, workers in our laboratory observed expression of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) on neutrophils in voided urine following BCG therapy. Neutrophils released a soluble and functional form of TRAIL when they were...
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