Characterization and Potential Applications of Dog Natural Killer Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy. [PDF]
, 2019 Natural killer (NK) cells of the innate immune system are a key focus of research within the field of immuno-oncology based on their ability to recognize and eliminate malignant cells without prior sensitization or priming.
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Leishmania promastigotes evade interleukin 12 (IL-12) induction by macrophages and stimulate a broad range of cytokines from CD4+ T cells during initiation of infection. [PDF]
, 1994 Leishmania major are intramacrophage parasites whose eradication requires the induction of T helper 1 (Th1) effector cells capable of activating macrophages to a microbicidal state.
Locksley, RM +4 more
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Killers at the crossroads: The use of innate immune cells in adoptive cellular therapy of cancer
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2020 Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) is an approach to cancer treatment that involves the use of antitumor immune cells to target residual disease in patients after completion of chemo/radiotherapy.
May Sabry, Mark W. Lowdell
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CD4+ T cells are required to improve the efficacy of CIK therapy in non-small cell lung cancer
Cell Death and Disease, 2022 Herein, Liu and colleagues show that CD4+ T cells in cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are required to enhance the clinical efficacy of CIK therapy. In addition, CD4+ T cells help via IL-17A production is critical to restoring the function of CD8+/CD3 ...
Shaochuan Liu +14 more
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Identification of a porcine liver eomes-high-T-bet-low NK cell subset that resembles human liver resident NK cells [PDF]
, 2019 Natural killer (NK) cells are cells of the innate immunity and play an important role in the defense against viral infections and cancer, but also contribute to shaping adaptive immune responses. Long-lived tissue-resident NK cells have been described in
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Cytokine-induced killer cells: A novel treatment for allergic airway inflammation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The effectiveness of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells for treatment of cancers has long been appreciated. Here, we report for the first time that CIK cells can be applied to treat allergic airway inflammation.
Panwadee Pluangnooch +3 more
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Haematologica, 2013 Invariant natural killer T cells recognize glycolipid antigens such as α-galactosylceramide presented by CD1d. In preclinical models of B-cell malignancies, α-galactosylceramide is an adjuvant to tumor vaccination, enhancing tumor-specific T-cell ...
Robert Weinkove +4 more
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Natural killer (NK) cells and their involvement in different types of cancer. Current status of clinical research [PDF]
, 2017 Natural killer cells are the main agents of innate immunity. Since 1970, various studies have repeatedly confirmed their involvement in decreasing local tumor growth and also decreasing the risk of metastasis, due to their cytotoxic effects and also ...
Moldovan, Adina D. +2 more
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Biological Character of RetroNectin Activated Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells
Journal of Immunology Research, 2016 Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) using autologous cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells is a promising treatment for metastatic carcinomas. In this study, we investigated the impact of RetroNectin on the proliferation, phenotype alternation, cytokine secretion,
Lu Han +3 more
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Alopecia areata: a multifactorial autoimmune condition [PDF]
, 2019 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in non-scarring hair loss, and it is clinically characterised by small patches of baldness on the scalp and/or around the body. It can later progress to total loss of scalp hair (Alopecia totalis) and/
Butcher, John P. +3 more
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