Activated monocytes in peritumoral stroma of hepatocellular carcinoma foster immune privilege and disease progression through PD-L1 - Kuang, Dong-Ming; Zhao, Qiyi; Peng, Chen; Xu, Jing; Zhang, Jing-Ping; Wu, Changyou; Zheng, Limin (The Journal of experimental medicine, 2009)
Keywords: Antigens, CD - genetics; Antigens, CD - immunology; B7-H1 Antigen; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - immunology; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology; Cell Line, Tumor; Disease Progression; Female; HLA-DR Antigens - immunology; Humans; Leukocytes, Mononuclear - cytology; Leukocytes, Mononuclear - immunology; Liver Neoplasms - immunology; Liver Neoplasms - pathology; Macrophage Activation; Macrophages - immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Monocytes - cytology; Monocytes - immunology; Neoplasm Staging; Survival Rate