Gliomas Exploit Immune Cells Of The Brain For Rapid Expansion
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 02:14
in Biology & Nature
Gliomas are among the most common and most malignant brain tumors. These tumors infiltrate normal brain tissue and grow very rapidly. As a result, surgery can never completely remove the tumor. Now, neurosurgeons and brain researchers have been able to show that glioma cells exploit microglia, the immune cells of the brain, for their expansion.