Commentary Open Access
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/cancerimmunol.2.019
Inhibition of Autophagy and Immune Response: Alpha-fetoprotein Stimulates Initiation of Liver Cancer
Mingyue Zhu1, Mengsen Li1,2,*
- 1Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Intervention, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 571199, Hainan Province, PR China
- 2Institution of Tumor, Hainan Medical College, Haikou 570102, Hainan Province, PR China
Corresponding Author
Mengsen Li, mengsenli@163.com
Received Date: May 13, 2020
Accepted Date: June 11, 2020
Zhu M, Li M. Inhibition of Autophagy and Immune Response: Alpha-fetoprotein Stimulates Initiation of Liver Cancer. J Cancer Immunol. 2020; 2(3): 69-73.
Copyright: © 2020 Zhu M, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords
Alpha fetoprotein receptor, Autophagy, Liver cancer stem cells, Immune response, Liver cancer initiation
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