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 …

Human NK cells: surface receptors, inhibitory checkpoints, and translational applications

S Sivori, P Vacca, G Del Zotto, E Munari… - Cellular & molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
NK cells play important roles in innate defenses against viruses and in the control of tumor
growth and metastasis. The regulation/induction of NK cell function is mediated by an array …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These guidelines are a consensus work of a considerable number of members of the
immunology and flow cytometry community. They provide the theory and key practical …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies*

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
From a technical point of view a flow cytometer is a light detection device capable of
detecting photons of different wavelengths over a high dynamic range. In order to achieve a …

Killer Ig-like receptors (KIRs): their role in NK cell modulation and developments leading to their clinical exploitation

D Pende, M Falco, M Vitale, C Cantoni… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the first line of defense against viruses and to the
control of tumor growth and metastasis spread. The discovery of HLA class I specific …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

S Sivori, D Pende, L Quatrini, G Pietra… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cells of the innate immunity play an important role in tumor immunotherapy. Thus, NK cells
can control tumor growth and metastatic spread. Thanks to their strong cytolytic activity …

Identification of a subset of human natural killer cells expressing high levels of programmed death 1: A phenotypic and functional characterization

S Pesce, M Greppi, G Tabellini, F Rampinelli… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Programmed death 1 (PD-1) is an immunologic checkpoint that limits immune
responses by delivering potent inhibitory signals to T cells on interaction with specific …

Innate or adaptive immunity? The example of natural killer cells

E Vivier, DH Raulet, A Moretta, MA Caligiuri, L Zitvogel… - science, 2011 - science.org
Natural killer (NK) cells were originally defined as effector lymphocytes of innate immunity
endowed with constitutive cytolytic functions. More recently, a more nuanced view of NK …

Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

A Cossarizza, HD Chang, A Radbruch… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The third edition of Flow Cytometry Guidelines provides the key aspects to consider when
performing flow cytometry experiments and includes comprehensive sections describing …

Targeting natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in cancer

E Vivier, S Ugolini, D Blaise, C Chabannon… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells are subsets of lymphocytes that share
some phenotypical and functional similarities. Both cell types can rapidly respond to the …