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Researchers find how cancer can be killed by body s own immune system ANI | Updated: Jan 17, 2021 14:57 IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): A new way to help the body s immune system get past that deception and destroy cancer, has been found by a University of Missouri researcher. Normally, your body s immune cells are constantly on patrol to identify and destroy foreign entities in the body, said Yves Chabu, an assistant professor in the Division of Biological Sciences. Normal cells put up a don t-eat-me molecular flag that is recognized by immune cells, thereby preventing the destruction of normal tissues. But some cancers have also developed the ability to mimic normal cells and produce this don t eat me signal. As a consequence, the immune system fails to recognise cancer as a defective tissue and leaves it alone, which is bad news for the patient, added Chabu.
The body's immune system is the first line of defense against infections like bacteria, viruses or cancers. Some cancers, however, have developed the art of molecular deception to avoid destruction by the body's immune system.
The body s immune system is the first line of defense against infections like bacteria, viruses or cancers. Some cancers, however, have developed the art of molecular deception to avoid destruction by the body s immune system. Now, a University of Missouri researcher might have found a new way to help the body s immune system get past that deception and destroy the cancer.
Yves Chabu
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The body’s immune system is the first line of defense against infections like bacteria, viruses or cancers. Some cancers, however, have developed the art of molecular deception to avoid destruction by the body’s immune system. However, a University of Missouri researcher might have found a new way to help the body’s immune system get past that deception and destroy the cancer.
“Normally, your body’s immune cells are constantly on patrol to identify and destroy foreign entities in the body,” said Yves Chabu, an assistant professor in the Division of Biological Sciences. “Normal cells put up a ‘don’t-eat-me’ molecular flag that is recognized by immune cells, thereby preventing destruction of normal tissues. But some cancers have also developed the ability to mimic normal cells and produce this ‘don’t eat me’ signal. As a consequence, the immune system fails to recognize the cancer as a defective tissue and leaves it alone, which