Infographic: Salmonella Shuttle Tumor Antigens to Immune Cells
Nanoparticle-coated bacteria carry cancer-derived proteins to dendritic cells, enabling the immune system to launch a response in a mouse model.
Dan Robitzski
Dan is a Staff Writer and Editor at The Scientist. He writes and edits for the news desk and oversees the “The Literature” and “Modus Operandi” sections of the monthly TS Digest and quarterly print magazine. He has a background in neuroscience and earned his master's in science journalism at New York University.
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Following radiation therapy, which triggers the release of cancer-specific antigens, researchers injected Salmonella typhimurium bacteria covered in positively charged nano-particles near tumors in mice. The bacteria captured the negatively charged antigens and ferried them to dendritic cells in the tumors’ periphery, where a tumor-targeting immune response was initiated, improving the animals’ odds of survival.
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