the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81171560,30930082,81171561 and 30972584);the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(2008ZX10002-006,2012ZX1002007001,2011ZX09302005,2012ZX09303001-001 and 2012ZX10002003);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2011AA020111);the Key Project of the Chongqing Science and Technology Commission(cstc2012ggyyjsB10007);the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation(cstc2011jjA10025);the Medical Research Fund of the Chongqing Municipal Health Bureau(2009-1-71).
Natural killer(NK)cells have a vital role in killing hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)cells;however,the mechanism underlying tumor-infiltrating NK(TINK)-cell dysfunction remains poorly understood.Using flow cytometry stai...