周術期医学ジャーナル
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概要

Checkpoint Inhibitors

Fhang Zianua

Immune checkpoints are a usual part of the immune system.Their role is to prevent an immune response from being so robust that it abolishes healthy cells in the body. Immune checkpoints involve when proteins on the surface of immune cells called T cells identify and bind to spouse proteins on other cells, such as some tumor cells.