Heat-Activated Immunotherapy
July 31, 2018 | Terry Sharrer
Georgia Tech bioengineers have developed means to control T-cells activity in cancer therapy. They introduced a “heat-sensitive genetic switch into mouse T-cells, which increases the expression of specific proteins when activated by heat. Using a near-infrared laser from outside the body, the researchers can gently heat gold nanoparticles in the tumor tissues, turning the genetic switch on.” Once the laser was turned off, no off-target toxicities were observed. MORE
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