Ribavirin in Cancer Immunotherapies: Controlling Nitric Oxide Augments Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Function
Either ribavirin (RBV) or cyclophosphamide (CY) can shift an immune response from Th2 toward a Thi cytokine profile. CY is used in this role in various current cancer immunotherapy attempts but with mixed success. More potent and reliable immunoadjuvants and Th1 response biasing methods are needed....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-01-01
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Series: | Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558603800118 |