Uterine natural killer cells: from foe to friend in reproduction

I Díaz-Hernández, D Alecsandru… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Recurrent miscarriage and pre-eclampsia are common reproductive
disorders, but their causes are often unknown. Recent evidence has provided new insight …

The extensive polymorphism of KIR genes

D Middleton, F Gonzelez - Immunology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The functions of human natural killer (NK) cells are controlled by diverse families of antigen
receptors. Prominent among these are the killer cell immunoglobulin‐like receptors (KIR), a …

The enigma of low COVID-19 fatality rate in India

A Samaddar, R Gadepalli, VL Nag, S Misra - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an acute onset pneumonia caused by a novel
Betacoronavirus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has …

Killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and HLA-C allorecognition patterns implicative of dominant activation of natural killer cells contribute to recurrent …

RM Faridi, S Agrawal - Human reproduction, 2011 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Decidual natural killer (NK) cells play key developmental roles at the feto–
maternal interface. Individual differences in NK-cell interactions are dependent on the …

Immunogenetics as a tool in anthropological studies

A Sanchez‐Mazas, M Fernandez‐Viña… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The genes coding for the main molecules involved in the human immune system–
immunoglobulins, human leucocyte antigen (HLA) molecules and killer‐cell immunoglobulin …

[HTML][HTML] Human diversity of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and disease

R Rajalingam - The Korean journal of hematology, 2011 - synapse.koreamed.org
Natural Killer (NK) cells are the third population of lymphocyte in the mononuclear cell
compartment that triggers first-line of defense against viral infection and tumor …

Individualized constellation of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and cognate HLA class I ligands that controls natural killer cell antiviral immunity predisposes …

S Maruthamuthu, K Rajalingam, N Kaur… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
causes coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in some individuals, while the majority …

Influence of activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors on predisposition to recurrent miscarriages

RM Faridi, V Das, G Tripthi, S Talwar… - Human …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Understanding of the immune events and mechanisms occurring at the feto–
maternal interface is likely to help in understanding the ability of the fetus to survive within …

Overview of the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor system

R Rajalingam - Immunogenetics: Methods and Applications in Clinical …, 2012 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are more than simple killers and have been implicated in control and
clearance of malignant and virally infected cells, regulation of adaptive immune responses …

The role of KIR positive NK cells in diseases and its importance in clinical intervention

KD Asl, K Velaei, A Rafat, HT Nasrabadi… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural killer (NK) cells are essential for the elimination of the transformed and cancerous
cells. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) which expressed by T and NK cells …