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Yeah, this is an NK cell triggering an apoptotic (self-destruct) response in a cancer cell. So it's basically sending a kill-signal to the cancer cell, which th
by Odenwaelder 9y ago
Yeah, this is an NK cell triggering an apoptotic (self-destruct) response in a cancer cell. So it's basically sending a kill-signal to the cancer cell, which then kills itself. This doesn't work for all cancers, though. In fact, one hallmark of cancer is unresponsiveness to apoptotic triggers.
- tzahola 9y agoOk, here's one with T-cells from Cambridge University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntk8XsxVDi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntk8XsxVDi0
- phkahler 9y agoIodine is critical to at least one of the pathways to apoptosis, and has been found to cause (allow?) it in several types of cancer.