Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a subset of lipid-reactive, unconventional T cells that have anti-tumor properties that make them a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. Recent ...

Unlike CAR-T cells, NK cells don’t need genetic modification to recognize a specific threat — they act broadly without ...

In a large cohort of AT patients (n = 65), we observed reduced levels of B cells, CD4 + cells, and CD8 + T cells and no difference in the amount of NK and NKT cells in peripheral blood compared with ...

Copyright: © 2002 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Natural killer T (NKT) cells share several characteristics of both T and NK cells, and have the unique ...

Unmodified natural killer (NK) cells work differently from the T-cells upon which CAR-T therapies are based – NKs are usually involved in killing cells that are infected with viruses, whereas T ...

Engineered immune cells called CAR-T cells are used in the treatment of cancer. Researchers from Uppsala University have now ...

Like CAR-T cell therapy, in which immune cells called ... this new approach engineers a different type of immune cell called a natural killer (NK) cell. For the new therapy, these cells are ...