Growth differentiation factor-15 suppresses maturation and function of dendritic cells and inhibits tumor-specific immune response.

Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in the initiation stage of an antigen-specific immune response. A variety of tumor-derived factors (TDFs) can suppress DC maturation and function, resulting in defects in the tumor-specific immune response. To identify unknown TDFs that may suppress DCs maturati...

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Main Authors: Zhizhong Zhou, Weina Li, Yang Song, Lili Wang, Kuo Zhang, Jing Yang, Wei Zhang, Haichuan Su, Yingqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827235?pdf=render