NKG2D: a master regulator of immune cell responsiveness

FM Wensveen, V Jelenčić, B Polić - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
NKG2D is an activating receptor that is mostly expressed on cells of the cytotoxic arm of the
immune system. Ligands of NKG2D are normally of low abundance, but can be induced in …

Engaging natural killer cells for cancer therapy via NKG2D, CD16A and other receptors

KA Whalen, K Rakhra, NK Mehta, A Steinle… - MAbs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The field of immuno-oncology has revolutionized cancer patient care and improved survival
and quality of life for patients. Much of the focus in the field has been on exploiting the power …

Interleukin-15-Stimulated Natural Killer Cells Clear HIV-1-Infected Cells following Latency Reversal Ex Vivo

C Garrido, M Abad-Fernandez, M Tuyishime… - Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Current efforts toward human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) eradication include approaches
to augment immune recognition and elimination of persistently infected cells following …

Natural killer cells in HIV-1 infection and therapy

J Mikulak, F Oriolo, E Zaghi, C Di Vito, D Mavilio - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are important effectors of innate immunity playing a key role in the
eradication and clearance of viral infections. Over the recent years, several studies have …

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in HIV infection

DN Forthal, A Finzi - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Interactions between the Fc segment of IgG and its receptors (FcγRs) found on cells such as
natural killer cells, monocytes, macrophages and neutrophils can potentially mediate …

HIV-infected macrophages resist efficient NK cell-mediated killing while preserving inflammatory cytokine responses

KL Clayton, G Mylvaganam, A Villasmil-Ocando… - Cell host & …, 2021 - cell.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate cytolytic effectors that target HIV-infected CD4+ T cells. In
conjunction with antibodies recognizing the HIV envelope, NK cells also eliminate HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor immunotherapy: new aspects of natural killer cells

Y Li, R Sun - Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A group of impressive immunotherapies for cancer treatment, including immune checkpoint-
blocking antibodies, gene therapy and immune cell adoptive cellular immunotherapy, have …

The role and regulation of the NKG2D/NKG2D ligand system in cancer

G Tan, KM Spillane, J Maher - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The immune system provides surveillance measures to identify and
remove damaged cell types at an early stage. One important example involves the NKG2D …

ADCC against MICA/B is mediated against differentiated oral and pancreatic and not stem-like/poorly differentiated tumors by the NK cells; loss in cancer patients due …

K Kaur, T Safaie, MW Ko, Y Wang, A Jewett - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural Killer cells are known to eliminate tumors directly or via antibody
dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The complete modes and mechanisms of such killings are …

Impact of HIV-1 envelope conformation on ADCC responses

J Richard, J Prévost, N Alsahafi, S Ding, A Finzi - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
HIV-1 envelope glycoproteins (Env) represent the only virus-specific antigen exposed at the
surface of infected cells. In its unliganded form, Env from primary viruses samples a …