Tag: monocytes/macrophages and granulocytes. It is a human NK cell associated antigen. CD16 is a low affinity receptor for IgG which functions in phagocytosis and ADCC

Objectives Cigarette cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for pancreatic cancer (PaCa). or longer) abolished the early activation of autophagic markers. Inhibition of Akt prevented the anti-autophagic effect of long exposure to smoking compounds indicating that smoking-induced late activation of Akt prevents autophagy. Conclusions long exposure of pancreatic ductal cells to smoking compounds inhibited…