Mirror image tumor treatment

(Wiley) Our immune system ought to be able to recognize and kill tumor cells. However, many tumors deceive the immune system. For example, they induce the so-called immune checkpoints of T-cells to shut down immune responses. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have now introduced a new approach for immunological tumor treatment. Their method is based on the specific blockade of an immune checkpoint by a stable " mirror-image " peptide.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news