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Published on Jan 23, 2014

Can TFD100 restore NK cell immunity in cancer patients?

Our immune system recognizes cancers and under some circumstances, it controls or even eliminates tumors. Unfortunately, tumors can avoid immune surveillance and cancer metastasis can be accelerate...

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Published on Dec 18, 2013

TFD100 inhibits gal3-mediated apoptosis of cytotoxic T cells

Our immune system recognizes cancers and under some circumstances, it controls or even eliminates tumors. Unfortunately, tumors can avoid immune surveillance by stimulating immune inhibitory recept...

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Published on Dec 10, 2013

TFD100 blocks metastasis of prostate cancer cells in mice

Metastasis is the primary cause of death in cancer patients.Here we show TFD100 (a natural glycopeptide purified from Pacific cod) blocks metastasis of prostate cancer cells in mice.Since PC-3 (pro...

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Published on Dec 09, 2013

TFD100 inhibits interaction between tumor cell and endothelial cell

Metastasis (development of secondary malignant growth at a distance from a primary site of cancer) is the primary cause of death in cancer patients. For this multi-step metastatic process, malignan...

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Published on Dec 07, 2013

TFD100 inhibits angiogenesis

Development of new blood vessels (called angiogenesis) is essential step of cancer metastasis. Cancer cells get nutrients through these blood vessels and grow. Inhibition of angiogenesis would ther...

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Published on Dec 06, 2013

Increased epression of Thomsen-Friedenreich disaccharide (TFD) in prostate cancer tissues

Immunohistochemical analysis of prostate cancer tissues showed increased expression of TFD (Gal-beta1,3Gal) in advanced stages of prostate cancer (Stage II-IV) (see Figure). During cancer metastasi...

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