Correlation between plasma levels of soluble immune checkpoint factors and exhaustion of antitumor immunity. (IMAGE)

Kindai University

Correlation between plasma levels of soluble immune checkpoint factors and exhaustion of antitumor immunity.

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The concentration of soluble PD-L1m PD-1, CTLA4 in plasma were highly correlated with the expression of genes associated with exhaustion in the peripheral CD8+ T cells. R values were indicated by the color spectrum.

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Dr. Hidetoshi Hayashi from Kindai University

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