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Phenotypes, accumulation, and functions of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and associated treatment strategies in cancer patients.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2014
Jiang Jingwei, Guo Weijian, Liang Xiaohua
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) comprise a group of heterogeneous and immature myeloid-derived cells. MDSCs accumulate in the blood, lymphoid organs, spleens and tumor tissues under different pathogenic conditions such as infection, trauma, hematosepsis, and especially oncogenesis. MDSCs can suppress both adaptive and innate immunities through multiple mechanisms. However, most of our knowledge of MDSCs...
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