Lactic Acid and an Acidic Tumor Microenvironment suppress Anticancer Immunity

Immune evasion and altered metabolism, where glucose utilization is diverted to increased lactic acid production, are two fundamental hallmarks of cancer. Although lactic acid has long been considered a waste product of this alteration, it is now well accepted that increased lactic acid production a...

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Main Authors: Joy X. Wang, Stephen Y.C. Choi, Xiaojia Niu, Ning Kang, Hui Xue, James Killam, Yuzhuo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/21/8363