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  1. 4/ Based on this evidence, if Tregs inhibit other T cells in an antigen-specific manner, they must recognize similar antigens. Likewise, IL-2 supply from other T cells is also likely antigen-specific. 🔑

    #Tregs
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    #TCellReceptors

  2. Cancer #immunotherapy (immuno-oncotherapy) is the stimulation of the #immuneSystem to treat cancer, improving the immune system's natural ability to fight the disease. It is an application of the #fundamentalResearch of #cancerImmunology (immuno-#oncology) and a growing subspecialty of oncology. Cancer immunotherapy exploits the fact that #cancerCells often have #tumorAntigens, molecules on their surface that can bind to #antibody #proteins or #TcellReceptors.