Release date: 2017-02-13
According to foreign media reports, the German medical school in Hannover recently said that the researchers found that the immune system also has its two sides, not only can defend against diseases, but also "helping to abuse" and promote the formation of liver cancer.
It has been reported that viral infections, excessive alcohol consumption, or drugs can cause chronic inflammation of the liver, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
German researchers have used mouse experiments to find that the immune system, in addition to its defense role, may also help cancer formation. For example, CD8+ T cells in the immune system can prevent acute liver failure in the early stages of chronic liver disease, but “defect†in the later stages of the disease, and participate in the process of liver damage and liver fibrosis.
In addition, lymphotoxin-beta receptors that are active in many autoimmune diseases also contribute to cancer formation.
The researchers say the new findings will help develop better liver cancer therapies, such as trying to prevent chronic liver disease from developing into liver cancer by regulating the immune system while maintaining the normal protective function of the immune system.
Source: China News Network
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