Molecular iodine exerts antineoplastic effects by diminishing proliferation and invasive potential and activating the immune response in mammary cancer xenografts

Abstract Background The immune system is a crucial component in cancer progression or regression. Molecular iodine (I2) exerts significant antineoplastic effects, acting as a differentiation inductor and immune modulator, but its effects in antitumor immune response are not elucidated. Methods The p...

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Main Authors: Irasema Mendieta, Rosa E. Nuñez-Anita, Mario Nava-Villalba, Xóchitl Zambrano-Estrada, Evangelina Delgado-González, Brenda Anguiano, Carmen Aceves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5437-3