Loss of testosterone impairs anti-tumor neutrophil function

It is known that there are sex differences in the incidence and prognosis of certain cancers, including melanoma. In this study, the authors utilize a melanoma model to reveal that castrated mice have a higher metastatic burden associated with androgen dependent impaired neutrophil function.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Janet L. Markman, Rebecca A. Porritt, Daiko Wakita, Malcolm E. Lane, Daisy Martinon, Magali Noval Rivas, Michael Luu, Edwin M. Posadas, Timothy R. Crother, Moshe Arditi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15397-4