Innate or adaptive immunity? The example of natural killer cells

E Vivier, DH Raulet, A Moretta, MA Caligiuri, L Zitvogel… - science, 2011 - science.org
Natural killer (NK) cells were originally defined as effector lymphocytes of innate immunity
endowed with constitutive cytolytic functions. More recently, a more nuanced view of NK …

Human NK cells: surface receptors, inhibitory checkpoints, and translational applications

S Sivori, P Vacca, G Del Zotto, E Munari… - Cellular & molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
NK cells play important roles in innate defenses against viruses and in the control of tumor
growth and metastasis. The regulation/induction of NK cell function is mediated by an array …

Killer Ig-like receptors (KIRs): their role in NK cell modulation and developments leading to their clinical exploitation

D Pende, M Falco, M Vitale, C Cantoni… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells contribute to the first line of defense against viruses and to the
control of tumor growth and metastasis spread. The discovery of HLA class I specific …

Targeting natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in cancer

E Vivier, S Ugolini, D Blaise, C Chabannon… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells and natural killer T (NKT) cells are subsets of lymphocytes that share
some phenotypical and functional similarities. Both cell types can rapidly respond to the …

[HTML][HTML] NK cells and ILCs in tumor immunotherapy

S Sivori, D Pende, L Quatrini, G Pietra… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cells of the innate immunity play an important role in tumor immunotherapy. Thus, NK cells
can control tumor growth and metastatic spread. Thanks to their strong cytolytic activity …

Outcome of children with acute leukemia given HLA-haploidentical HSCT after αβ T-cell and B-cell depletion

F Locatelli, P Merli, D Pagliara, G Li Pira… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from an HLA-haploidentical
relative (haplo-HSCT) is a suitable option for children with acute leukemia (AL) either …

HLA-C–Dependent Prevention of Leukemia Relapse by Donor Activating KIR2DS1

JM Venstrom, G Pittari, TA Gooley… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Of the cancers treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation
(HSCT), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is most sensitive to natural killer (NK)–cell reactivity …

Successful transfer of alloreactive haploidentical KIR ligand-mismatched natural killer cells after infusion in elderly high risk acute myeloid leukemia patients

A Curti, L Ruggeri, A D'Addio… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Thirteen patients with acute myeloid leukemia, 5 with active disease, 2 in molecular relapse,
and 6 in morphologic complete remission (CR; median age, 62 years; range, 53-73 years) …

Natural killer cells as allogeneic effectors in adoptive cancer immunotherapy

KB Lupo, S Matosevic - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are attractive within adoptive transfer settings in cancer
immunotherapy due to their potential for allogeneic use; their alloreactivity is enhanced …

How I treat relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

F Locatelli, M Schrappe, ME Bernardo… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
The most common cause of treatment failure in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(ALL) remains relapse, occurring in∼ 15%-20% of patients. Survival of relapsed patients …