Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention

H Zhao, L Wu, G Yan, Y Chen, M Zhou… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which
either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on …

NK cell-based cancer immunotherapy: from basic biology to clinical development

S Liu, V Galat, Y Galat4, YKA Lee… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cell is a specialized immune effector cell type that plays a critical role in
immune activation against abnormal cells. Different from events required for T cell activation …

Natural killer cells: development, maturation, and clinical utilization

AM Abel, C Yang, MS Thakar… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant innate lymphocyte subsets that mediate anti-
tumor and anti-viral responses, and therefore possess promising clinical utilization. NK cells …

The role of natural killer cells in autoimmune diseases

UC Kucuksezer, E Aktas Cetin, F Esen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Human iPSC-derived natural killer cells engineered with chimeric antigen receptors enhance anti-tumor activity

Y Li, DL Hermanson, BS Moriarity, DS Kaufman - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) significantly enhance the anti-tumor activity of immune
effector cells. Although most studies have evaluated CAR expression in T cells, here we …

Fc-mediated antibody effector functions during respiratory syncytial virus infection and disease

EA Van Erp, W Luytjes, G Ferwerda… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe lower respiratory tract infections
and hospitalization in infants under 1 year of age and there is currently no market-approved …

Current perspectives on “off-the-shelf” allogeneic NK and CAR-NK cell therapies

EL Heipertz, ER Zynda, TE Stav-Noraas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer cells (NK cells) are the first line of the innate immune defense system, primarily
located in peripheral circulation and lymphoid tissues. They kill virally infected and …

NK cells and cancer: you can teach innate cells new tricks

MG Morvan, LL Lanier - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are the prototype innate lymphoid cells endowed with potent cytolytic
function that provide host defence against microbial infection and tumours. Here, we review …

Monocytes and macrophages in COVID-19: Friends and foes

S Meidaninikjeh, N Sabouni, HZ Marzouni, S Bengar… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and is known as a
pandemic emergency that has led to a high rate of mortality throughout the world. Evidence …

Exosomal miRNA-mediated intercellular communications and immunomodulatory effects in tumor microenvironments

HM Nail, CC Chiu, CH Leung, MMM Ahmed… - Journal of biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Extracellular communication, in other words, crosstalk between cells, has a pivotal role in
the survival of an organism. This communication occurs by different methods, one of which is …