The immune system plays a pivotal role in combating diseases, including cancer, with
monocytes emerging as key regulators of immune response dynamics. This article describes …

Introduction Treatment of cancer has been improved with the discovery of biological drugs
that act as immune checkpoint inhibitors. In 2017, FDA designated pembrolizumab, an …

One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime in developed countries.
Prophylactics and early diagnostics are recommended to everyone. On the other hand, even …

Alpha-fetoprotein is an oncofetal protein the embryo produces during fetal development. The
protein serves two critical functions simultaneously: it delivers nutrients to growing embryo …

The inefficiency of the immune system to kill cancer cells leads to the disease. Like in
pregnancy, oncofetal proteins counteract the immune attack. Alpha-fetoprotein is an …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) delivers ligands to monocytes/macrophages that regulate the
immune system activity. AFP or AFP-drugs can be used to treat autoimmune diseases, while …