Immunology: Channelling potassium to fight cancer

K. George Chandy, Raymond S. Norton

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Abstract

Potassium released from dying tumour cells has now been found to suppress the
activity of T cells of the immune system. Enhancing the removal of potassium
from T cells restores their ability to attack cancer. See Letter p.539
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-499
Number of pages3
JournalNature
Volume537
Issue number7621
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2016

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