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New cancer drug 'could be a blockbuster' - National - NZ Herald News
"The new drug homes in on the over-expression by cancer cells of an enzyme called IDO1 that they use to evade attack by the immune system. IDO1 breaks down an amino acid called tryptophan, causing a deficiency which cripples cancer-killing immune cells, allowing cancer cells to grow unchecked. The new drug is intended to block IDO1, unleashing the immune cells to recognise cancer cells as foreign and mark them for destruction."
Thought you guys might find it interesting since it revolves around Tryptophan. Except in this instance the supposed mechanism is the blocking of the enzyme that breaks it down.
"The new drug homes in on the over-expression by cancer cells of an enzyme called IDO1 that they use to evade attack by the immune system. IDO1 breaks down an amino acid called tryptophan, causing a deficiency which cripples cancer-killing immune cells, allowing cancer cells to grow unchecked. The new drug is intended to block IDO1, unleashing the immune cells to recognise cancer cells as foreign and mark them for destruction."
Thought you guys might find it interesting since it revolves around Tryptophan. Except in this instance the supposed mechanism is the blocking of the enzyme that breaks it down.