Tumor cells produce high levels of PD-1 to absorb PD-L1 produced by immune cells.
A) True
B) False
(B) False.
Tumor cells produce PD-L1 to absorb PD-1 produced by immune cells.
PD-L1 is expressed on the surface of tumor cells and then they bind to PD-1 on the surface of activated T cells and B cells. This binding of PD-L1 to PD-1 leads to immunosuppressive effect and allows the tumor to immune destruction.
PD-1 or programmed cell death-1 receptor is present on the surface of activated T cells. The activated T cells recognise and bind to the cancer cells. The bound effector T cells release cytotoxins, which induce apoptosis in their target cancer cells. PD-L1 expressed on the tumor cells binds to PD-1 receptors on the activated T cells, which leads to the inhibition of the cytotoxic T cells.
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