Abstract:Abstract. Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an oncofetal protein during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development which could promote tumor growth and inhibit active immunity, and it may serve as a target for immunotherapy. To further confirm the immunogenicity of AFP, we constructed a AFP eitope peptide vaccine which contained the specific antigen epitope. Our results demonstrated that although AFP epitope peptide induced a distinct level of antibody, it still inhibited dendritic cells, CD8 + T cells, natural kille… Show more
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