VEGF directly suppresses activation of T cells from ascites secondary to ovarian cancer via VEGF receptor type 2
Article 2012 en
Authors
NG
N. Gavalas
MT
Marinos Tsiatas
OT
Ourania Tsitsilonis
Abstract
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Our study showed that ascites-derived T cells secrete VEGF and express VEGFR-2 upon activation. Vascular endothelial growth factor directly suppresses T-cell activation via VEGFR-2.
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