In all these in vitro assays, kahweol treatments were carried out under conditions (kahweol concentration and duration of treatment) that did
produce no cytotoxic effect on cells.
Not exact matches
«Myeloid - derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)
produce reactive nitrogen radicals that alter the receptors on the surface of the tumour to hide it from
cytotoxic lymphocytes that kill tumour cells.
«We had some indication that rapamycin would enhance the
cytotoxic T cell effect, from previous experiments in both animals and humans showing that the drug
produced modest effects by itself,» says Maria Castro, Ph.D., senior author of the new paper.
While
cytotoxic lymphocytes are known to
produce anti-tumor activity, T cell response can be modulated by activating and inhibitory co-receptors.
All extracts were found to have
cytotoxic effects on the cancer cells, with the clove essential oil
producing the highest
cytotoxic effect.