Kim Byung-Jin, Jones Harlan P
Department of Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
J Pharm Pract. 2010 Apr;23(2):86-90. doi: 10.1177/0897190009360023. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
There is a need to develop novel anticancer therapies that eliminate adverse side effects produced by current treatments. Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), an endogenous neuroedocrine factor, which typically regulates biological and psychological indicators of stress, has recently been found to be expressed by tumor malignancies. Here, we discuss the implications of CRF as a target for antitumor therapy through regulation of tumor immune escape mechanisms.
有必要开发新型抗癌疗法,以消除当前治疗产生的不良副作用。促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子(CRF)是一种内源性神经内分泌因子,通常调节应激的生物学和心理指标,最近发现它在肿瘤恶性病变中表达。在此,我们通过调节肿瘤免疫逃逸机制来讨论CRF作为抗肿瘤治疗靶点的意义。