Nanoparticles Reprogram Immune Cells
June 13, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Here’s a good question: can nanoparticle technology transform immunotherapy for cancer? From researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center the answer is yes. “The researchers designed the nanoparticles to carry genes that encode for chimeric antigen receptors, or CARs, that target and eliminate cancer. They also tagged the nanoparticles with molecules that make them stick like burrs to T cells, which engulf the nanoparticles. The cell’s internal traffic system then directs the nanoparticle to the nucleus, and it dissolves.” MORE
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