Tumor Cells HIDE from Immune System
A recent study was held at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), a Swiss research facility. The study involved getting a closer look at how tumor cells develop and spread in the body. The main focus of the study was to analyze certain proteins that are produced by healthy cells. These cells have been suggested to be produced by tumor cells as well and the study took a closer look into that theory.
Through research at the facility in Switzerland , it was discovered that tumor cells secrete this protein which in turn convinces the immune system that the tumor cells are good cells instead of bad cells. It has long been common knowledge that the main reason tumors grow is that the immune system for some reason does not go after them and therefore they have unlimited growth. After the completion of this study, a lot of knowledge about this relationship has been gained and therefore the thoughts on cancer treatment are soon to change. Tumors usually cause big problems when they have grown un-checked for a long time; this new theory could help treatments stop this growth far in advance of what it is now. If this growth was stopped short, it is more possible for the tumors to be treated and therefore more cancers could be cured. The results from this study have shown these certain things about how tumor cells escape detection, but the use of this information will have a much bigger impact. Cures for tumor and cancer cells will surely spawn from this discover in the near future.
I think this is really interesting because these tumors cells seem like they are smart. They sort of hide out from the immune system so that they don’t get discovered. It’s as if they know they shouldn’t be there and therefore they are trying to hide. It is also great that this could possibly lead to a cure for tumor and cancer cells. That is something that we have been trying to find for a very long time.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325143042.htm
Robin Terry
VTPP 435-502
Through research at the facility in Switzerland , it was discovered that tumor cells secrete this protein which in turn convinces the immune system that the tumor cells are good cells instead of bad cells. It has long been common knowledge that the main reason tumors grow is that the immune system for some reason does not go after them and therefore they have unlimited growth. After the completion of this study, a lot of knowledge about this relationship has been gained and therefore the thoughts on cancer treatment are soon to change. Tumors usually cause big problems when they have grown un-checked for a long time; this new theory could help treatments stop this growth far in advance of what it is now. If this growth was stopped short, it is more possible for the tumors to be treated and therefore more cancers could be cured. The results from this study have shown these certain things about how tumor cells escape detection, but the use of this information will have a much bigger impact. Cures for tumor and cancer cells will surely spawn from this discover in the near future.
I think this is really interesting because these tumors cells seem like they are smart. They sort of hide out from the immune system so that they don’t get discovered. It’s as if they know they shouldn’t be there and therefore they are trying to hide. It is also great that this could possibly lead to a cure for tumor and cancer cells. That is something that we have been trying to find for a very long time.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325143042.htm
Robin Terry
VTPP 435-502
posted by Robin Terry at 8:37 PM
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