title: [Advances on antitumor effect of parasites].
abstract: Immune response induced by parasites could inhibit tumor growth and promote apoptosis of tumor cells. The investigation into this character will provide new insights on the anti-tumor effect of parasites. The mechanism of parasite immune evasion may provide a reference for tumor research. Furthermore, some anti-parasitic drugs have shown antitumor effect indicating that the development of antitumor drugs may get inspiration from anti-parasitic drug studies.
authors.forename: Su-wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D006801:Humans; D057131:Immune Evasion; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy