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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Aug 15, 2016; 7(3): 242-255
Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.242
Published online Aug 15, 2016. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.242
Table 1 Immune cells involved in tumor response
| Cell type | Mechanism | |
| Pro-tumor | Anti-tumor | |
| CD8+ T cells | Exhaustion of CD8+ T cells | Increased CD8+ T cells |
| Upregulation of PD-1 | ||
| CD4+ T cells | TH2 response | TH1 response |
| TH17 cells | IL-17 production via STAT-3 | |
| Treg cells | Increased Treg | |
| Impaired CD8+ T cells via CTLA-4 | ||
| TAM | M2 (Th2 response) | M1 (Th1 response) |
| Increased galectin-9 via TIM-3 | ||
| Expression of B7-H1 | ||
| Induction of TH17 | ||
| TAN | N2 phenotype | N1 phenotype |
| Angiogenesis via Treg | ||
| MDSC | Induction of Treg and TAM | |
| Suppress CD4+ T cells | ||
| Suppress NK activity | ||
| NK cells | Increased CD56dimCD16pos | Increased CD56brightCD16neg |
| Increased Treg | ||
- Citation: Patel P, Schutzer SE, Pyrsopoulos N. Immunobiology of hepatocarcinogenesis: Ways to go or almost there? World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2016; 7(3): 242-255
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5330/full/v7/i3/242.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v7.i3.242
