JERUSALEM, March 27 (Xinhua) — An international research group has developed a new method to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells by leading them to expose themselves, Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) said in a statement on Thursday.
Cancer cells typically evade detection by displaying very few suspicious proteins that the immune system can identify and target, WIS said in a statement.
However, in a new study published in the journal Cancer Cell, the researchers disrupted protein production in cancer cells, forcing them to produce abnormal, recognizable proteins, which could trigger a strong immune response capable of destroying cancer cells.
In mouse models, the approach has been proven effective in activating immune cells to target and destroy cancer cells, inhibiting tumor…