Sentences with phrase «immune escape mechanisms»

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Only viruses that have mutated escape mechanisms from immune pressures are able to survive, but the mutations come at the cost of other aspects of viral fitness, perhaps inhibiting entry into cells or integration into cell DNA.

In addition to formulating diagnostic strategies for cancer immunotherapy agents, her team is focused on developing a deep understanding of tumor immune biology as well as mechanisms associated with immune response and immune escape in cancer patients, with the intent of generating rational strategies for the creation of combination therapies.

A research group at Hiroshima University demonstrated the mechanism by which the Sendai virus (SeV) escapes the host immune system.

Cancer cells can leverage such mechanisms to escape the immune system response.

Poggi A, Musso A, Dapino I, Zocchi MR. Mechanisms of tumor escape from immune system: Role of mesenchymal stromal cells.

Among his most important accomplishments was the description of a key mechanism by which tumor cells can escape the host immune system.

Background: Expression of programmed death ligand (PD - L1 / B7 - H1 / CD274) represents a mechanism of immune escape for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells.

More recently, we have learned that it is critical to understand the biology of cancer plasticity to identify the mechanisms that allow tumours to resist or escape immune control.

April 17, 2018 - In our efforts to better understand how HIV escapes the effects of the immune system, scientists have discovered a new mechanism that could hold the answer.

Here, we review the current state of the art of somatic cancer evolution and mechanisms of immune control and escape.

One of these escape mechanisms involves a type of immune cell called myeloid - derived suppressor cells (MDSCs).