Hidden Cell Type Shields Lung Cancer from Immune System (IMAGE)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Hidden Cell Type Shields Lung Cancer from Immune System

Caption

Fibroblasts (pink) recruit regulatory T cells (green) to lung tumors, preventing the immune system from attacking the tumors.

Credit

Olivia Ringham at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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