Chemokine networks modulating natural killer cell trafficking to solid tumors

X Yao, S Matosevic - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cell-based cell therapy has been emerging as a powerful weapon in the
treatment of multiple malignancies. However, the inadequate infiltration of the therapeutic …

Harnessing NK cells for cancer treatment

P Minetto, F Guolo, S Pesce, M Greppi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last years, natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy has emerged as a promising
therapeutic approach for solid tumors and hematological malignancies. NK cells are innate …

Tertiary lymphoid structure-associated B cells are key players in anti-tumor immunity

C Germain, S Gnjatic, MC Dieu-Nosjean - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
It is now admitted that the immune system plays a major role in tumor control. Besides the
existence of tumor-specific T cells and B cells, many studies have demonstrated that high …

Comprehensive analysis of the percentage of surface receptors and cytotoxic granules positive natural killer cells in patients with pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer …

YP Peng, Y Zhu, JJ Zhang, ZK Xu, ZY Qian… - Journal of translational …, 2013 - Springer
Background Digestive malignancies, especially pancreatic cancer (PC), gastric cancer (GC),
and colorectal cancer (CRC), still occur at persistently high rates, and disease progression …

The TGF-β/SMAD pathway is an important mechanism for NK cell immune evasion in childhood B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia

RH Rouce, H Shaim, T Sekine, G Weber, B Ballard… - Leukemia, 2016 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are key components of the innate immune system, providing potent
antitumor immunity. Here, we show that the tumor growth factor-β (TGF-β)/SMAD signaling …

Rapid development of exhaustion and down-regulation of eomesodermin limit the antitumor activity of adoptively transferred murine natural killer cells

S Gill, AE Vasey, A De Souza, J Baker… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are potent anti-viral and antitumor “first responders” endowed with
natural cytotoxicity and cytokine production capabilities. To date, attempts to translate these …

Human natural killer cells: origin, receptors, function, and clinical applications

L Moretta, E Montaldo, P Vacca, G Del Zotto… - International archives of …, 2014 - karger.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are important effectors playing a relevant role in innate immunity,
primarily in tumor surveillance and in defenses against viruses. Human NK cells recognize …

Tumor-educated Tregs drive organ-specific metastasis in breast cancer by impairing NK cells in the lymph node niche

K Kos, MA Aslam, R van de Ven, MD Wellenstein… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Breast cancer is accompanied by systemic immunosuppression, which facilitates metastasis
formation, but how this shapes organotropism of metastasis is poorly understood. Here, we …

The rise of NK cell checkpoints as promising therapeutic targets in cancer immunotherapy

H Sun, C Sun - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Checkpoint immunotherapy that targets inhibitory receptors of T cells, thereby reversing the
functional exhaustion of T cells, marks a breakthrough in anticancer therapy. The success of …

Natural Killer Cell Engagers (NKCEs): a new frontier in cancer immunotherapy

M Zhang, KP Lam, S Xu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Natural Killer (NK) cells are a type of innate lymphoid cells that play a crucial role in
immunity by killing virally infected or tumor cells and secreting cytokines and chemokines …