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Tumor-Specific T Cells Exacerbate Mortality and Immune Dysregulation during Sepsis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2021
Chen Ching-Wen, Bennion Kelsey B, Swift David A, Morrow Kristen N, Zhang Wenxiao, Oami Takehiko, Coopersmith Craig M, Ford Mandy L
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis induces significant immune dysregulation characterized by lymphocyte apoptosis and alterations in the cytokine milieu. Because cancer patients exhibit a 10-fold greater risk of developing sepsis compared with the general population, we aimed to understand how pre-existing malignancy alters sepsis-induced immune dysregulation. To address this question, we assessed the impact of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells...
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