@phdthesis{oai:air.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002556,
 author = {脇田, 晃行 and WAKITA, Akiyuki},
 month = {Jun},
 note = {Regenerating gene (REG)Iα is known to contribute to carcinogenesis and to be associated with a poor prognosis in various cancers. 
Programmed death-1 ligand(PD-L1) is a negative regulator of T cell activation thought to play an important role in tumor evasion from host immunity.
In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that the pro-survival effects of REG Iα in cancer reflect enhanced expression of PD-L1.
We found that PD-L1 mRNA expression tended to correspond to REG Iα 
mRNA levels in esophageal squamous cancer cells, and that REG Iα expression significantly increased expression of both PD-L1 mRNA and protein in TE-5 and TE-9 squamous esophageal cancer cells transfected with REG Iα.
In addition, immunohistochemical analysis of squamous cell esophageal cancer specimens revealed that the spatial distribution of PD-L1 expression corresponded to that of REG Iα. These findings suggest that REG Iα may suppress antitumor immunity by inducing PD-L1 expression.},
 school = {秋田大学},
 title = {REG Iα Promotes PD-L1 Expression in Esophageal Cancer Cells.},
 year = {2015}
}