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Natural killer (NK) cells constitute our bodies' frontline defense system, guarding against tumors and launching attacks against infections. The activities of NK cells are regulated by the interaction of various receptors expressed on their surfaces with cell surface ligands.
Mandal, Arundhati, Viswanathan, Chandra
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Interferon therapy shifts natural killer subsets among Egyptian patients with chronic hepatitis C
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 +5 more
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Recognition of Human Histocompatibility Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-E Complexed with HLA Class I Signal Sequence–derived Peptides by D94/NKG2 Confers Protection from Natural Killer Cell–mediated Lysis [PDF]
Human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule, the gene for which is transcribed in most tissues. It has recently been reported that this molecule binds peptides derived from the signal sequence of HLA class I ...
John E. Coligan +14 more
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Natural killer cells in hepatitis B virus infection
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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Killer instincts: natural killer cells as multifactorial cancer immunotherapy
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 +9 more
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Skin TLR7 triggering promotes accumulation of respiratory dendritic cells and natural killer cells. [PDF]
The TLR7 agonist imiquimod has been used successfully as adjuvant for skin treatment of virus-associated warts and basal cell carcinoma. The effects of skin TLR7 triggering on respiratory leukocyte populations are unknown.
Lohmeyer, Jürgen +39 more
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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 +5 more
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Unraveling Natural Killer T-Cells Development
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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Fasting enhances TRAIL-mediated liver natural killer cell activity via HSP70 upregulation.
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 +7 more
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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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