Obesity triggers enhanced MDSC accumulation in murine renal tumors via elevated local production of CCL2.

Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for developing renal cell carcinoma, an immunogenic tumor that is treated clinically with immunostimulatory therapies. Currently, however, the mechanisms linking obesity with renal cancer incidence are unclear. Using a model of diet-induced obesity, we foun...

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Main Authors: Malika Hale, Farah Itani, Claire M Buchta, Gal Wald, Megan Bing, Lyse A Norian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118784