Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Luciana Benevides
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-2735 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Benevides Luciana L Cardoso Cristina R B CR Tiezzi Daniel G DG Marana Heitor R C HR Andrade Jurandyr M JM Silva João S JS
European journal of immunology 20130516 6
Breast cancer is a leading cause of neoplasia-associated death in women worldwide. Regulatory T (Treg) and Th17 cells are enriched within some tumors, but the role these cells play in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast is unknown. We show that CD25(+) CD4(+) T cells from PBMCs and tumor express high levels of Foxp3, GITR, CTLA-4, and CD103, indicating that tumor-infiltrating Treg cells are functional and possibly recruited by CCL22. Additionally, we observed upregulation of Th17-relat ...[more]