Affiliation:
1. Laboratory of Autoimmunity and Tolerance, National Centre for Cell Science , Ganeshkhind , Pune, MH-411007, India
Abstract
Abstract
Adaptive immune cells play an important role in mounting antigen-specific antitumor immunity. The contribution of innate immune cells such as monocytes, macrophages, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells, and gamma-delta T cells is well studied in cancer immunology. NK cells are innate lymphoid cells that show effector and regulatory function in a contact-dependent and contact-independent manner. The cytotoxic function of NK cells plays an important role in killing the infected and transformed host cells and controlling infection and tumor growth. However, several studies have also ascribed the role of NK cells in inducing pathophysiology in autoimmune diseases, promoting immune tolerance in the uterus, and antitumor function in the tumor microenvironment. We discuss the fundamentals of NK cell biology, its distribution in different organs, cellular and molecular interactions, and its cytotoxic and noncytotoxic functions in cancer biology. We also highlight the use of NK cell–based adoptive cellular therapy in cancer.
Funder
Department of Science and Technology
Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Biotechnology
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Cell Biology,Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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