Escape from IFN-γ-dependent immunosurveillance in tumorigenesis

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-9

  Lin, Chiou Feng ^a,b   Lin, Chih Ming ^c   Lee, Kang Yun ^a,d   Wu, Szu Yuan ^a,e,f,g   Feng, Po Hao ^a,d   Chen, Kuan Yuan ^a,b,d   Chuang, Hsiao Chi ^b   Chen, Chia Ling ^h   Wang, Yu Chih ^a   Tseng, Po Chun ^a   Tsai, Tsung Ting ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer; Escape; Hyporesponsiveness; IFN ; Immunosurveillance

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CANCER VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; IFNG PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TUMOR ESCAPE; ANIMAL; IMMUNOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; NEOPLASMS; TUMOR ESCAPE; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT;

EID: 85011000628     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-017-0317-0     Document Type: Review

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