Great strides have been made in recent years towards understanding the roles of natural
killer (NK) cells in immunity to tumours and viruses. NK cells are cytotoxic innate lymphoid …

Obesity remains the most important risk factor for the incidence and progression of
osteoarthritis (OA). The leading cause of OA was believed to be overloading the joints due to …

The immune system protects the host from pathogenic organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi,
parasites). To deal with this array of threats, the immune system has evolved to include a …

Besides advanced age and the presence of multiple comorbidities as major contributors to
increased risk of severe disease and fatal outcome from Severe Acute Respiratory …

ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging disease that has
reached pandemic status by rapidly spreading worldwide. Elderly individuals and patients …

Innate immune sensing of viral molecular patterns is essential for development of antiviral
responses. Like many viruses, SARS-CoV-2 has evolved strategies to circumvent innate …

Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate immune responders critical for viral clearance and
immunomodulation. Despite their vital role in viral infection, the contribution of NK cells in …

Purpose of Review A growing body of evidence suggests that obesity and increased visceral
adiposity are strongly and independently linked to adverse outcomes and death due to …

Background & aim Inflammation and oxidative stress are the most probable mechanistic link
between obesity and its co-diseases with cancer among them. The aim of this study was to …

The liver contains both NK cells and their less cytotoxic relatives, ILC1. Here, we investigate
the role of NK cells and ILC1 in the obesity-associated condition, non-alcoholic fatty liver …