foxp3 anti-inflammatory cells (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

foxp3 anti-inflammatory cells

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MHC-II (seen here in red) tricks the lymph node into releasing anti-inflammatory cells called foxp3 (cyan) that suppress the body’s immune response, allowing metastatic breast cancer to set up shop.

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Beyaz lab/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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