Crosstalk between macrophages and natural killer cells in the tumor microenvironment

J Zhou, S Zhang, C Guo - International Immunopharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is jointly constructed by a variety of cell types, including
tumor cells, immune cells, fibroblasts, and epithelial cells, among others. The cells within the …

Metabolic adaptation of NK cell activity and behavior in tumors: challenges and therapeutic opportunities

S Borde, S Matosevic - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
The adaptation of natural killer (NK) cells to conditions in the microenvironment of tumors is
deeply affected by their metabolic activity, itself a result of nutrient availability and the …

[HTML][HTML] piggyBac system to co-express NKG2D CAR and IL-15 to augment the in vivo persistence and anti-AML activity of human peripheral blood NK cells

Z Du, YY Ng, S Zha, S Wang - Molecular Therapy Methods & Clinical …, 2021 - cell.com
Promising progress has been made in adoptive transfer of allogeneic natural killer (NK) cells
to treat relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this regard, chimeric antigen …

SHP-1 localization to the activating immune synapse promotes NK cell tolerance in MHC class I deficiency

L Schmied, TT Luu, JN Søndergaard, SH Hald… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Natural killer (NK) cells recognize virally infected cells and tumors. NK cell function depends
on balanced signaling from activating receptors, recognizing products from tumors or …

Engagement of TRAIL triggers degranulation and IFNγ production in human natural killer cells

J Höfle, T Trenkner, N Kleist, V Schwane, S Vollmers… - EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
NK cells utilize a large array of receptors to screen their surroundings for aberrant or virus‐
infected cells. Given the vast diversity of receptors expressed on NK cells we seek to identify …

Improved antitumor effectiveness of oncolytic HSV-1 viruses engineered with IL-15/IL-15Rα complex combined with oncolytic HSV-1-aPD1 targets colon cancer

Z Hu, Y Li, J Yang, J Liu, H Zhou, C Sun, C Tian… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Oncolytic virotherapy is emerging as a promising therapeutic avenue for cancer treatment,
harnessing both innate and tumor-specific immune responses for targeted tumor elimination …

25KDa branched polyethylenimine increases interferon-γ production in natural killer cells via improving translation efficiency

ES Ko, SH Choi, M Lee, KS Park - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2023 - Springer
Background Ex vivo cultivation is a promising strategy for increasing the number of NK cells
and enhancing their antitumor activity prior to clinical application. Recent studies show that …

Dynamics of IL‐15/IL‐15R‐α expression in response to HSV‐1 infection reveal a novel mode of viral immune evasion counteracted by iNKT cells

MJ Sobkowiak, D Paquin‐Proulx… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV‐1) infects and persists in most of the human population.
Interleukin‐15 (IL‐15) has an important role in the activation of cell‐mediated immune …

Enhancement of the Anticancer Ability of Natural Killer Cells through Allogeneic Mitochondrial Transfer

SH Kim, MJ Kim, M Lim, J Kim, H Kim, CK Yun, YJ Yoo… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Conventional natural killer (NK)-based anticancer immunotherapy has a
limitation: a culture period of approximately 2 weeks is required to increase the number and …

Control of NK cell tolerance in MHC class I-deficiency by regulated SHP-1 localization to the activating immune synapse

L Schmied, TT Luu, JN Søndergaard, S Meinke… - Biorxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Signaling via inhibitory KIR/Ly49 receptors preserves natural killer (NK) cell self-tolerance
but also conveys NK cell reactivity towards MHC class-I low target cells in an education …