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Multifunctional human CD56low CD16low natural killer cells are the prominent subset in bone marrow of both healthy pediatric donors and leukemic patients

Haematologica, 2015
We phenotypically and functionally characterized a distinct CD56low natural killer cell subset based on CD16 expression levels in bone marrow and peripheral blood of healthy children and pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Helena Stabile, Paolo Nisti, Stefania Morrone, Daria Pagliara, Alice Bertaina, Franco Locatelli, Angela Santoni, Angela Gismondi   +7 more
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Natural killer cells in hepatitis B virus infection

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Natural killer cells are a unique type of lymphocytes with cytotoxic capacity, and play important roles against tumors and infections. Recently, natural killer cells have been increasingly valued in their effects in hepatitis B virus infection.
Shao-fei Wu, Wen-jing Wang, Yue-qiu Gao
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Interferon therapy shifts natural killer subsets among Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Natural killer cells can be divided into five subpopulations based on the relative expression of CD16 and CD56 markers. The majority of natural killer cells are CD56dim, which are considered to be the main cytotoxic effectors.
Amal Fathy, Mohamed Mohy Eldin, Lobna Metwally, Mohamed Eida, Marwa Abdel-Rehim, Gamal Esmat   +5 more
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Functional invariant natural killer T-cell and CD1d axis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: implications for immunotherapy

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, Collin R. Brooks, John M. Carter, Ian F. Hermans, Franca Ronchese   +4 more
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Candida albicans evades NK cell elimination via binding of Agglutinin-Like Sequence proteins to the checkpoint receptor TIGIT

Nature Communications, 2022
Natural killer cells have emerged as critical immune cells in the response to fungal infection. Here the authors identify how Candida albicans evades the natural killer cell response via expression of ligands that directly modify the natural killer cell ...
Yoav Charpak-Amikam, Tom Lapidus, Batya Isaacson, Alexandra Duev-Cohen, Tal Levinson, Adi Elbaz, Francesca Levi-Schaffer, Nir Osherov, Gilad Bachrach, Lois L. Hoyer, Maya Korem, Ronen Ben-Ami, Ofer Mandelboim   +12 more
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Killer instincts: natural killer cells as multifactorial cancer immunotherapy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Natural killer (NK) cells integrate heterogeneous signals for activation and inhibition using germline-encoded receptors. These receptors are stochastically co-expressed, and their concurrent engagement and signaling can adjust the sensitivity of ...
Sarah Nersesian, Sarah Nersesian, Emily B. Carter, Emily B. Carter, Stacey N. Lee, Stacey N. Lee, Lauren P. Westhaver, Jeanette E. Boudreau, Jeanette E. Boudreau, Jeanette E. Boudreau   +9 more
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Unraveling Natural Killer T-Cells Development

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Natural killer T-cells are a subset of innate-like T-cells with the ability to bridge innate and adaptive immunity. There is great interest in harnessing these cells to improve tumor therapy; however, greater understanding of invariant NKT (iNKT) cell ...
Sabrina Bianca Bennstein
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Advances in augmenting infiltration of active natural killer cells into pediatric and adult solid tumors

Molecular Therapy: Oncology
Although adoptive natural killer cell therapies have been safe and somewhat effective in hematological malignancies, their performance in solid tumors is hindered by the solid tumor microenvironment, which impairs natural killer cell trafficking and ...
Shiori Eguchi, Wen Luo, Hongwen Zhu, Jeremy M. Rosenblum, Anna R. Cooper, Mitchell S. Cairo   +5 more
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Fasting enhances TRAIL-mediated liver natural killer cell activity via HSP70 upregulation.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Acute starvation, which is frequently observed in clinical practice, sometimes augments the cytolytic activity of natural killer cells against neoplastic cells. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the enhancement of natural
Vu T A Dang, Kazuaki Tanabe, Yuka Tanaka, Noriaki Tokumoto, Toshihiro Misumi, Yoshihiro Saeki, Nobuaki Fujikuni, Hideki Ohdan   +7 more
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Natural killer cell-mediated immunopathology in recurrent pregnancy losses

Exploration of Immunology, 2022
Natural killer (NK) cells have a dual role in human reproduction for maternal-fetal tolerance and protection from infection. During the ovarian cycle and pregnancy, peripheral NK (pNK) and uterine NK (uNK) cells dynamically change their proportions and ...
Thanh Luu, Lujain AlSubki, Katherine Wolf, Amy Thees, Umida Ganieva, Svetlana Dambaeva, Kenneth Beaman, Joanne Kwak-Kim   +7 more
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