美国加州大学圣巴巴拉分校的研究人员发现,光激活的"开胃菜"可以提高巨细胞消耗癌细胞的效率. UC Santa Barbara researchers discover light-activated "appetizer" enhances macrophage efficiency in cancer cell consumption.

加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校的研究人员发现，给巨噬细胞、免疫系统白细胞一种光激活的“开胃菜”会增加他们对癌细胞的饥饿感。 Researchers at UC Santa Barbara found that giving macrophages, immune system white blood cells, a light-activated "appetizer" increases their hunger for cancer cells. 这种新方法可以通过使巨细胞更有效地吞癌细胞来增强癌症免疫疗法. This new approach could enhance cancer immunotherapies by making macrophages more efficient at eating cancer cells. 研究表明,巨细胞的食欲在最初触发后大约一个小时达到顶峰,然后在四小时后持续一段时间内再次下降和上升,提供一种新型的免疫记忆. The study suggests macrophages' appetite peaks around an hour after initial trigger before dipping and rising again for a sustained period after four hours, offering a new type of immune memory.