Claudia Robles-Planells, Sofia A Michelson, Javier Mena, Daniela Escrig, Juan L Rojas, Giselle Sanchez-Guerrero, Ronny Hernández, Carlos Barrera-Avalos, Leonel E Rojo, Daniela Sauma, Alexis M Kalergis, Mónica Imarai, Ricardo Fernández, Carolina A Robles, Elías Leiva-Salcedo, Rocio Santander, Alejandro Escobar, Claudio Acuña-Castillo
Melanoma immunotherapy, specifically the autotransplant of dendritic cells charged with tumors antigens, has shown promising results in clinical trials. The positive clinical effects of this therapy have been associated to increased Th17 response and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) against to tumor antigens. Some synthetic compounds, such as diphenylcyclopropenone (DPCP), are capable of triggering a DTH response in cutaneous malignancies and also to induce clinically relevant effects against melanoma. In this work, we evaluated Litre extract (LExT), a standardized extract of a Chilean stinging plant, Lithraea caustic (Litre)...
2019: Frontiers in Pharmacology