NK cells and cancer: you can teach innate cells new tricks

MG Morvan, LL Lanier - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are the prototype innate lymphoid cells endowed with potent cytolytic
function that provide host defence against microbial infection and tumours. Here, we review …

Targeting natural killer cells in solid tumors

G Habif, A Crinier, P André, E Vivier… - Cellular & molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells endowed with cytolytic activity and a
capacity to secrete cytokines and chemokines. Several lines of evidence suggest that NK …

Biology of natural killer cells

G Trinchieri - Advances in immunology, 1989 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Studies of cytotoxicity by human lymphocytes revealed not only that
both allogeneic and syngeneic tumor cells were lysed in a non-MHC-restricted fashion, but …

Natural cytotoxic activity of peripheral-blood lymphocytes and cancer incidence: an 11-year follow-up study of a general population

K Imai, S Matsuyama, S Miyake, K Suga, K Nakachi - The lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Background One of the most critical questions in immunosurveillance is whether differences
between individuals with regards to natural immunological host defence can predict future …

[PDF][PDF] Biology and clinical relevance of human natural killer cells

MJ Robertson, J Ritz - 1990 - researchgate.net
ATURAL KILLER (NK) cells comprise 10% to 15% N of human peripheral blood
lymphocytes (PBL) and most have the morphology of large granular lymphocytes (LGL).'s2 …

Human dendritic cells activate resting natural killer (NK) cells and are recognized via the NKp30 receptor by activated NK cells

G Ferlazzo, ML Tsang, L Moretta, G Melioli… - The Journal of …, 2002 - rupress.org
During the innate response to many inflammatory and infectious stimuli, dendritic cells (DCs)
undergo a differentiation process termed maturation. Mature DCs activate antigen-specific …

Human immunity against EBV—lessons from the clinic

SG Tangye, U Palendira, ESJ Edwards - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
The mammalian immune system has evolved over many millennia to be best equipped to
protect the host from pathogen infection. In many cases, host and pathogen have coevolved …

Therapeutic potential and challenges of natural killer cells in treatment of solid tumors

A Gras Navarro, AT Björklund, M Chekenya - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphoid cells that hold tremendous potential for effective
immunotherapy for a broad range of cancers. Due to the mode of NK cell killing, requiring …

[HTML][HTML] Human natural killer cell deficiencies and susceptibility to infection

JS Orange - Microbes and Infection, 2002 - Elsevier
There are a surprisingly large number of human natural killer (NK) cell deficiency states that
provide insight into the role of NK cells in defense against human infectious disease. Many …

The production of monoclonal antibodies from human lymphocytes

D Kozbor, JC Roder - Immunology Today, 1983 - cell.com
Two conceptually unique approaches are currently available for the production of human
monoclonal antibodiesthe'hybridoma'technique, based on the fusion of antibody-producing …