Exploiting invariant NKT cells to promote T-cell responses to cancer vaccines
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Exploiting invariant NKT cells to promote T-cell responses to cancer vaccines
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells have the capacity to amplify adaptive immune responses by licensing antigen-presenting cells. A simple vaccine consisting of whole tumor cells pulsed with an iNKT-cell agonist efficiently delivers antigens plus adjuvants to endogenous dendritic cells and has potential for clinical applications.
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عنوان ژورنال: OncoImmunology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2162-402X
DOI: 10.4161/onci.23789