Cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells: from the basics to clinical applications

I Terrén, A Orrantia, G Astarloa-Pando… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes with a key role in the defense against viral
infections and tumor cells. Although NK cells are classified as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) …

Progress and applications of mass cytometry in sketching immune landscapes

T Zhang, AR Warden, Y Li… - Clinical and Translational …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recently emerged mass cytometry (cytometry by time‐of‐flight [CyTOF]) technology permits
the identification and quantification of inherently diverse cellular systems, and the …

Metabolic changes of Interleukin-12/15/18-stimulated human NK cells

I Terrén, A Orrantia, A Mosteiro, J Vitallé… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Natural Killer (NK) cells acquire memory-like properties following a brief stimulation with IL-
12, IL-15 and IL-18. These IL-12/15/18-preactivated NK cells, also known as cytokine …

CD56-negative NK cells: Frequency in peripheral blood, expansion during HIV-1 infection, functional capacity, and KIR expression

ATH Cocker, F Liu, Z Djaoud, LA Guethlein… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human NK cells are usually defined as CD3-CD56+ lymphocytes. However, a CD56-CD16+
(CD56neg) lymphocyte population that displays NK-associated markers expands during …

Charge-altering releasable transporters enable phenotypic manipulation of natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy

AJ Wilk, NLB Weidenbacher, R Vergara… - Blood …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cells are an emerging cell therapy with
promising results in oncology trials. However, primary human NK cells are difficult to …

TIGIT is upregulated by HIV-1 infection and marks a highly functional adaptive and mature subset of natural killer cells

E Vendrame, C Seiler, T Ranganath, NQ Zhao… - Aids, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Our objective was to investigate the mechanisms that govern natural killer (NK)-
cell responses to HIV, with a focus on specific receptor--ligand interactions involved in HIV …

Implication of interleukin-12/15/18 and ruxolitinib in the phenotype, proliferation, and polyfunctionality of human cytokine-preactivated natural killer cells

I Terrén, I Mikelez, I Odriozola, A Gredilla… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
A brief in vitro stimulation of natural killer (NK) cells with interleukin (IL)-12, IL-15, and IL-18
endow them a memory-like behavior, characterized by higher effector responses when they …

Contribution of natural killer cells in innate immunity against colorectal cancer

Z Ghazvinian, S Abdolahi, S Tokhanbigli… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer cells are members of the innate immune system and promote cytotoxic activity
against tumor or infected cells independently from MHC recognition. NK cells are modulated …

Diversification of human NK cells: Lessons from deep profiling

AJ Wilk, CA Blish - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
NK cells are innate lymphocytes with important roles in immunoregulation,
immunosurveillance, and cytokine production. Originally defined on the functional basis of …

Enhanced expression of natural cytotoxicity receptors on cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells correlates with effector function

S Carreira-Santos, N López-Sejas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Natural killer (NK) cells are a key component of the innate immune system,
involved in defending the host against virus-infected cells and tumor immunosurveillance …