Adiposity induces lethal cytokine storm after systemic administration of stimulatory immunotherapy regimens in aged mice...
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Published in The Journal of experimental medicine
Aging is a contributing factor in cancer occurrence. We recently demonstrated that systemic immunotherapy (IT) administration in aged, but not young, mice resulted in induction of rapid and lethal cytokine storm. We found that aging was accompanied by increases in visceral fat similar to that seen in young obese (ob/ob or diet-induced obese [DIO]) ...
