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Association between Cyclooxygenase-2 and Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Expression in Breast Cancer Patients from Pakistan.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Nov 2019
Asghar Kashif, Loya Asif, Rana Iftikhar Ali, Abu Bakar Muhammad, Farooq Asim, Tahseen Muhammad, Ishaq Muhammad, Rashid Muhammad Usman
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tumors use several immunosuppressive mechanisms to evade immune destruction. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression may be a driver of immunosuppression in breast cancer, but the mechanisms involved remain elusive. COX-2 expression induces the expression of indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO) in tumor cells. IDO is an immunosuppressive enzyme which is involved in tumor immune escape mechanisms in breast...
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