"Boosting" tumor immunity in elderly mice by hyperactivating dendritic cells.

Liu, Jiaqi; Shao, Feng · Cell · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Immunosenescence poses a significant challenge to tumor immunotherapy in elderly individuals. In this issue of Cell, Zhivaki et al. elucidate that dendritic cells "hyperactivated" by specific adjuvants elicit T<sub>H</sub>1-skewed CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell responses in a manner contingent on the NLRP3 inflammasome, which can eliminate tumors in aged mice.

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