Idea Proposed/Formulated by: Dr L Boominathan Ph.D.
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Citation: Boominathan, L., Vitamin-based therapy for Metastatic tumors: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D decreases the expression of PD-1, a suppressor of activation of T-cells, and activates the immune system via down regulation of its target gene, 8/March/2015, 22.28, Genome-2-Bio-Medicine Discovery center (GBMD), http://genomediscovery.org
Significance:
It has recently been shown that blocking PD-1 with antibodies one could make tumors shrink. This work, relating to Cancer immunotherapy, has been chosen as Science’s breakthrough of the year.
The study presented here suggests that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, by decreasing the expression of its target gene, it may suppress the expression of PD-1. Thereby, it may activate the immune system and inhibit metastatic progression. Thus, pharmacological formulations encompassing “1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D or its analogues“ may be used to inhibit the progression of tumors.
Undisclosed information: How “1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D suppresses the expression of PD-1
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