Antitumor effect of malaria parasite infection in a murine Lewis lung cancer model through induction of innate and adaptive immunity.

BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in humans and its high fatality means that no effective treatment is available. Developing new therapeutic strategies for lung cancer is urgently needed. Malaria has been reported to stimulate host immune responses, which are believed to be effic...

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Main Authors: Lili Chen, Zhengxiang He, Li Qin, Qinyan Li, Xibao Shi, Siting Zhao, Ling Chen, Nanshan Zhong, Xiaoping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3170332?pdf=render