Dendritic cells (DC) is the most potent antigen present cells(APC).It plays an important role in antigen recognition,antigen processing presenting,and T cell activation. Cytokine induced killer cells (CIK) is induced by a few kinds of cytokines and can kill various kinds of tumor cells.The immunotherapy based on DC and CIK has become more and more important. The research progress on dendritic cells and cytokine induced killer cells for cancer treatment is reviewed in this article.
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