Phenotypical Analysis of Lymphocytes with Suppressive and Regulatory Properties (Tregs) and NK Cells in the Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid
Author(s) -
Foteini Gogali,
George Paterakis,
George Z. Rassidakis,
Gregory Kaltsas,
Chrysoula I. Liakou,
Panagiotis Gousis,
Evangelos Neonakis,
Menelaos N. Manoussakis,
Charis Liapi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-1838
Subject(s) - foxp3 , infiltration (hvac) , immune system , flow cytometry , immunohistochemistry , cd8 , cd3 , thyroid , pathology , il 2 receptor , thyroid cancer , medicine , immunology , biology , cancer research , t cell , physics , thermodynamics
The immune system seems to play a key role in preventing metastasis and recurrence of thyroid cancer. T regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs) and natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in the dysfunction of the host immune system in cancer patients.
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