Defects in the acquisition of tumor-killing capability of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice.

Emerging evidences have shown that diabetes mellitus not only raises risk but also heightens mortality rate of cancer. It is not clear, however, whether antitumor CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response is down-modulated in diabetic hosts. We investigated the impact of hyperglycemia on CTLs'...

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Main Authors: Shu-Ching Chen, Yu-Chia Su, Ya-Ting Lu, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Pei-Yu Chang, Hung-Ju Lin, Hong-Nerng Ho, Yo-Ping Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229103?pdf=render