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SUBMITTER: Chacon-Salinas R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3059502 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chacón-Salinas Rommel R Limón-Flores Alberto Y AY Chávez-Blanco Alma D AD Gonzalez-Estrada Alexei A Ullrich Stephen E SE
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20101122 1
The most prevalent cancer diagnosed in the world is sunlight-induced skin cancer. In addition to being a complete carcinogen, UV radiation, the causative agent of skin cancer, induces immune suppression. Because UV-induced immune suppression is a well-recognized risk factor for skin cancer induction, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms underlying UV-induced immune suppression. Mast cells, which have recently emerged as immune regulatory cells, are particularly important in UV-induced immu ...[more]