PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade: A New Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer?

Authors

  • Nicoletta Gagliano Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, via Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy
  • Michele Sommariva Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, via Mangiagalli 31, 20133 Milan, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/POJ-2-e007

Keywords:

monocytes, B-cells, den-dritic cells, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

Abstract

Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), a member of the CD28 family, is an immune-checkpoint receptor expressed on a variety of immune cells, such as T-cells, monocytes, B-cells, den-dritic cells, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs).1 PD-1 ma-jor role is to limit the activity of T-cells in peripheral tissues at the time of an inflammatory response to constrain autoimmunity and tissue damage.1,2 Engagement of PD-1 by one of its two known ligands (PD-L1 and PD-L2) inhibits kinases involved in immune cell activation.2 Interestingly, PD-1 has an opposite function in Treglymphocytes.

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2016-12-31

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Nicoletta Gagliano, & Michele Sommariva. (2016). PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade: A New Promising Therapy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer?. Pancreas, 2(1), e5-e7. https://doi.org/10.17140/POJ-2-e007