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Reversal of NK-cell exhaustion in advanced melanoma by Tim-3 blockade.
Cancer immunology research - 1 May 2014
da Silva Ines Pires, Gallois Anne, Jimenez-Baranda Sonia, Khan Shaukat, Anderson Ana C, Kuchroo Vijay K, Osman Iman, Bhardwaj Nina
Abstract excerpt
The immunoregulatory protein T-cell immunoglobulin- and mucin-domain-containing molecule-3 (Tim-3) mediates T-cell exhaustion and contributes to the suppression of immune responses in both viral infections and tumors. Tim-3 blockade reverses the exhausted phenotype of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in several chronic diseases, including melanoma. Interestingly, natural killer (NK) cells constitutively express Tim-3;...
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