Abstract
In human breast cancer cells, the presence of cytoplasmic dots positive for microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B (LC3B) indicates enhanced autophagic flux and favorable prognosis. LC3B+ puncta within malignant cells positively correlate with the intratumoral abundance of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes, yet negatively correlate with the frequency of local FOXP3+ regulatory T cells and CD68+ tumor-associated macrophages, resulting in an improvement of CD8+/FOXP+ or CD8+/CD68+ ratios.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e1174801 |
Journal | OncoImmunology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- Autophagy
- LC3
- Treg cells
- breast cancer
- lymphocytes
- macrophages