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To examine ocular tissues for functional TRAIL expression and evaluate its contribution alongside Fas ligand to tumor surveillance within an immune privileged environment.

November 1, 2002The Journal of Immunology

TRAIL: A Mechanism of Tumor Surveillance in an Immune Privileged Site

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HLHae‐Ock LeeCatholic University of Korea JHJohn M. HerndonWashington University in St. Louis RBRamon BarreiroWashington University in St. Louis

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Experimental study reveals constitutive functional TRAIL expression in ocular tissue, indicating a compensatory tumor surveillance mechanism with Fas ligand.

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To examine ocular tissues for functional TRAIL expression and evaluate its contribution alongside Fas ligand to tumor surveillance within an immune privileged environment.
Assayed ocular structures, including the cornea and retina, for baseline TRAIL mRNA and protein expression.
Conducted in vitro tumor cytotoxicity assays using cell lines susceptible to TRAIL, Fas ligand, or both to evaluate killing mechanisms.
TRAIL mRNA and protein were constitutively expressed across multiple ocular structures, particularly the cornea and retina.
Ocular tissue mediated functional killing of sensitive tumor cell lines in vitro via both TRAIL and Fas ligand, demonstrating a compensatory dual-defense mechanism.

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Lee et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8376a83077df31d0a6d069 https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.169.9.4739

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Experimental study reveals constitutive functional TRAIL expression in ocular tissue, indicating a compensatory tumor surveillance mechanism with Fas ligand.

TRAIL: A Mechanism of Tumor Surveillance in an Immune Privileged Site

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TRAIL: A Mechanism of Tumor Surveillance in an Immune Privileged Site

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