Natural killer (NK) cells, the large granular lymphocytes differentiated from the common
lymphoid progenitors, were discovered in early 1970's. They are members of innate …

Natural Killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immunity that play a crucial role in the
control of viral infections in the absence of a prior antigen sensitization. Indeed, they display …

Objective There is increasing evidence for a subgroup of major depressive disorder (MDD)
associated with heightened peripheral blood inflammatory markers. In this study, we aimed …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are principal defense components that play multifactorial roles in
translating innate immune responses to adaptive immunity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

This study investigated the purification, preliminary structure and in vivo immunomodulatory
activities of polysaccharides from the spores of Cordyceps cicadae (CCSP). The crude …

Large granular lymphocyte leukemia (LGLL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder
characterized by the clonal expansion of cytotoxic T-LGL or NK cells. Chronic isolated …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), which leads to
an estimated 1. 5 million deaths worldwide each year. Although the immune correlates of …

The NK cell population is characterized by distinct NK cell subsets that respond differently to
the various activating stimuli. For this reason, the determination of the optimal cytotoxic …

Immune-based therapy has emerged as a paradigm shift in cancer therapy with dramatic
responses observed in previously incurable disease. Cancer vaccines are being developed …

NK cells are innate lymphoid cells that exert a key role in immune surveillance through the
recognition and elimination of transformed cells and viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogen …