Characterization of TIM-3 Expression and Its Correlation with TNF-α and IFN-γ in Patients with Surgically Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma

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Expression of TIM-3, TNF-α, and IFN-γ mRNA and their correlation in LUAD. (a) High TIM-3 mRNA expression in cancer tissue () of LUAD patients compared with paracancerous tissue () and normal controls (). (b) TNF-α mRNA expression was significantly lowered in LUAD tissues () compared with paracancerous tissues () and normal tissues (). (c) IFN-γ mRNA expression was significantly lowered in LUAD tissues () compared with normal tissues (). (d–f) Scatter plot of TIM-3, TNF-α, and IFN-γ mRNA expressions in LUAD (). , , and .

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