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CD40L and IL-4 stimulation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells results in upregulation of mRNA level of FLICE--an important component of apoptosis.
Folia histochemica et cytobiologica - 1 Jan 2007
łuczyński Włodzimierz, Kowalczuk Oksana, Iłendo Elibieta, Stasiak-Barmuta Anna, Krawczuk-Rybak Maryna, Malinowska Iwona, Kołtan Andrzej, Szczepalński Tomasz, Olejnik Igor, Jaworowski Radosław, Chyczewski Lech, Matysiak Michał, Wysocki Mariusz, Sońta-Jakimczyk Danuta, Wieczorek Maria
Abstract excerpt
The use of cancer vaccines based on dendritic cells (DC) presenting tumor antigens can be a promising tool in the treatment of leukemia. The functional characteristics of leukemia derived DC is still to be elucidated. CD40 promotes survival, proliferation and differentiation of normal B cells. CD40 triggering was used to enhance the poor antigen-presenting capacity of leukemic B-cells. Since it is still unclear...
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