研究发现呼吸道感染可以激活休眠乳腺癌细胞,有可能导致新的肿瘤。 Study finds respiratory infections can activate dormant breast cancer cells, potentially causing new tumors.

研究人员发现,呼吸道感染如COVID-19和流感可以唤醒肺部休眠乳腺癌细胞,有可能导致新的转移性肿瘤。 Researchers discovered that respiratory infections like COVID-19 and flu can awaken dormant breast cancer cells in the lungs, potentially leading to new metastatic tumors. 在研究小鼠时,他们发现病毒引发了Interleukin-6的释放, 从而激活了这些休眠细胞。 Studying mice, they found that viruses trigger the release of interleukin-6, which activates these dormant cells. 这可能意味着,保护呼吸道感染的癌症幸存者对于防止癌症复发至关重要。 This could mean that protecting cancer survivors from respiratory infections is crucial to preventing cancer resurgence.