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Loss of natural killer T cells promotes pancreatic cancer in LSL-KrasG12D/+ mice.
Immunology - 1 Sept 2017
Janakiram Naveena B, Mohammed Altaf, Bryant Taylor, Ritchie Rebekah, Stratton Nicole, Jackson Lydgia, Lightfoot Stan, Benbrook Doris M, Asch Adam S, Lang Mark L, Rao Chinthalapally V
Abstract excerpt
The role of the unique T-cell population, natural killer T (NKT) cells, which have similar functions to NK cells in pancreatic cancer (PC), is not yet evaluated. To address the regulatory roles of NKT cells on tumour progression through tumour-associated macrophages (TAM) and their production of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) in (Kras)-driven pancreatic tumour (KPT)...
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