[HTML][HTML] Natural killer cell integrins and their functions in tissue residency

MJ Shannon, EM Mace - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Integrins are transmembrane receptors associated with adhesion and migration and are
often highly differentially expressed receptors amongst natural killer cell subsets in …

Increased NK cell function after cessation of long-term nucleos (t) ide analogue treatment in chronic hepatitis B is associated with liver damage and HBsAg loss

CL Zimmer, F Rinker… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Treatment with nucleos (t) ide analogues (NA) suppresses hepatitis B virus
(HBV) DNA but rarely leads to functional cure of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Following NA …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells are activated and primed for skin-homing during acute dengue virus infection in humans

CL Zimmer, M Cornillet, C Solà-Riera… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite animal models showing that natural killer (NK) cells are important players in the
early defense against many viral infections, the NK cell response is poorly understood in …

[HTML][HTML] Adipose tissue aging is regulated by an altered immune system

YX Zhang, MY Ou, ZH Yang, Y Sun, QF Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adipose tissue is a widely distributed organ that plays a critical role in age-related
physiological dysfunctions as an important source of chronic sterile low-grade inflammation …

The transcription factor RUNX2 drives the generation of human NK cells and promotes tissue residency

S Wahlen, F Matthijssens, W Van Loocke, S Taveirne… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that eliminate virus-infected and cancer cells
by cytotoxicity and cytokine secretion. In addition to circulating NK cells, distinct tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Immune cell status, cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition among breast cancer survivors and healthy women: a cross sectional study

A Arana Echarri, L Struszczak, M Beresford… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Methods: We examined whether immune cell profiles differ between healthy women (n= 38)
and breast cancer survivors (n= 27) within 2 years of treatment, and whether any group …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza A virus infection induces hyperresponsiveness in human lung tissue-resident and peripheral blood NK cells

M Scharenberg, S Vangeti, E Kekäläinen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
NK cells in the human lung respond to influenza A virus-(IAV-) infected target cells.
However, the detailed functional capacity of human lung and peripheral blood NK cells …

Restoration of natural killer cell antimetastatic activity by IL12 and checkpoint blockade

I Ohs, L Ducimetière, J Marinho, P Kulig, B Becher… - Cancer research, 2017 - AACR
Immune checkpoint therapies target tumor antigen-specific T cells, but less is known about
their effects on natural killer (NK) cells, which help control metastasis. In studying the …

Glycodelin-A stimulates the conversion of human peripheral blood CD16CD56bright NK cell to a decidual NK cell-like phenotype

CL Lee, M Vijayan, X Wang, KKW Lam… - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Does glycodelin-A (GdA) induce conversion of human
peripheral blood CD16− CD56bright natural killer (NK) cells to decidual NK (dNK) cells to …

The development and diversity of ILCs, NK cells and their relevance in health and diseases

Y Zhang, B Huang - Regulation of Inflammatory Signaling in Health and …, 2017 - Springer
Next to T and B cells, natural killer (NK) cells are the third largest lymphocyte population.
They are recently re-categorized as innate lymphocytes (ILCs), which also include ILC1 …