Nicotinic Receptor β2 Determines NK Cell-Dependent Metastasis in a Murine Model of Metastatic Lung Cancer

Cigarette smoke exposure markedly compromises the ability of the immune system to protect against invading pathogens and tumorigenesis. Nicotine is a psychoactive component of tobacco products that acts as does the natural neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, on nicotinic receptors (nAChRs). Here we dem...

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Autores principales: Hao, Junwei, Shi, Fu-Dong, Abdelwahab, Mohammed, Shi, Samuel X., Simard, Alain, Whiteaker, Paul, Lukas, Ronald, Zhou, Qinghua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057495