Cancer Vaccine
B7-2 expression elicits anti-tumor immunity in B-cell lymphoma
Published in Vaccine Weekly, June 30th, 2004
According to a study from the United States, "The costimulatory molecule, B7-2, is expressed by various lymphomas, but this level of expression is not sufficient to generate effective anti-tumor immunity in vivo. To determine whether up-regulated expression of the costimulatory molecule, B7-2, leads to more effective anti-tumor immunity in vivo, the A20 murine model of B-cell lymphoma was used. A20 tumor cells express major histocompatibility complex (MHC) I and II molecules and moderate constitutive levels of B7-2."
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-06-30)
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