Journal
IMMUNOTHERAPY
Volume 3, Issue 10, Pages 1143-1166Publisher
FUTURE MEDICINE LTD
DOI: 10.2217/IMT.11.102
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adoptive therapy; autoimmunity; cancer; immunoregulation; immunotherapy; inflammation; NK cell activation; receptor signaling; viral infection
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- National Cancer Institute [U54 CA091408]
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Increased evidence of cross-talk between NK cells and other immune cells has enhanced the possibilities of exploiting the interplay between the activation and inhibition of NK cells for immunotherapeutic purposes. The battery of receptors possessed by NK cells help them to efficiently detect aberrant and infected cells and embark on the signaling pathways necessary to eliminate them. Endogenous expansion of NK cells and their effector mechanisms are under exploration for enhancing adoptive immunotherapy prospects in combination with immunostimulatory and cell-death-sensitizing treatments against cancer, viral infections and other pathophysiological autoimmune conditions. Various modes of NK cell manipulation are being undertaken to overcome issues such as relapse and graft rejections associated with adoptive immunotherapy. While tracing the remarkable properties of NK cells and the major developments in this field, we highlight the role of immune cooperativity in the betterment of current immunotherapeutic approaches.
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