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MIF Is Necessary for Late-Stage Melanoma Patient MDSC Immune Suppression and Differentiation.
Cancer immunology research - 1 Feb 2016
Yaddanapudi Kavitha, Rendon Beatriz E, Lamont Gwyneth, Kim Eun Jung, Al Rayyan Numan, Richie Jamaal, Albeituni Sabrin, Waigel Sabine, Wise Ashley, Mitchell Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Highly aggressive cancers "entrain" innate and adaptive immune cells to suppress antitumor lymphocyte responses. Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) constitute the bulk of monocytic immunosuppressive activity in late-stage melanoma patients. Previous studies revealed that monocyte-derived macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is necessary for the immunosuppressive function of...
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