Sexual dimorphism and the role of estrogen in the immune microenvironment of liver metastases

It is known that estrogens can affect the immune response to cancer. Here, the authors show that estrogen depletion through ovariectomy reduces the extent of liver metastasis and that this is accompanied by a decrease in the number and function of immunosuppressive cells in the metastatic microenvir...

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Auteurs principaux: Simon Milette, Masakazu Hashimoto, Stephanie Perrino, Shu Qi, Michely Chen, Boram Ham, Ni Wang, Roman Istomine, Andrew M. Lowy, Ciriaco A. Piccirillo, Pnina Brodt
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/03601799ff694067bb6f3ab7d58e813f
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Résumé:It is known that estrogens can affect the immune response to cancer. Here, the authors show that estrogen depletion through ovariectomy reduces the extent of liver metastasis and that this is accompanied by a decrease in the number and function of immunosuppressive cells in the metastatic microenvironment.