"Killer Cells, Natural" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bone marrow-derived lymphocytes that possess cytotoxic properties, classically directed against transformed and virus-infected cells. Unlike T CELLS; and B CELLS; NK CELLS are not antigen specific. The cytotoxicity of natural killer cells is determined by the collective signaling of an array of inhibitory and stimulatory CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS. A subset of T-LYMPHOCYTES referred to as NATURAL KILLER T CELLS shares some of the properties of this cell type.
| Descriptor ID |
D007694
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.118.637.555.567.537 A15.145.229.637.555.567.537 A15.382.490.555.567.537
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| Concept/Terms |
Killer Cells, Natural- Killer Cells, Natural
- NK Cells
- Cell, NK
- Cells, NK
- NK Cell
- Natural Killer Cells
- Cell, Natural Killer
- Cells, Natural Killer
- Killer Cell, Natural
- Natural Killer Cell
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Killer Cells, Natural" by people in Profiles.
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Cellular plasticity and non-small cell lung cancer: role of T and NK cell immune evasion and acquisition of resistance to immunotherapies. Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2025 Jan 25; 44(1):27.
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Altered Signatures of Plasma Inflammatory Proteins and Phonotypic Markers of NK Cells in Kidney Transplant Patients upon CMV Reactivation. Curr Microbiol. 2022 Nov 29; 80(1):9.
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?c cytokine-aided crosstalk between dendritic cells and natural killer cells together with doxorubicin induces a healer response in experimental lymphoma by downregulating FOXP3 and programmed cell death protein 1. Cytotherapy. 2022 Dec; 24(12):1232-1244.
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Prognostic impact of natural killer cell recovery on minimal residual disease after autologous stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma. Transpl Immunol. 2022 04; 71:101544.
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Loss of CCR7 Expression on CD57 + CD56/ CD16 + NK Cells Correlates with Viral Load in CMV Reactivated Kidney Transplant Recipients. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2022 Jan; 1(1):52-62.
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The Direct Influence of Cytomegalovirus Lysate on the Natural Killer Cell Receptor Repertoire. Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Dec 08; 20(6):721-733.
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Circulating NKG2C?+?NK cell expressing CD107a/LAMP-1 subsets at the onset of CMV reactivation in seropositive kidney transplant recipients. Transpl Immunol. 2021 12; 69:101460.
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Oncolytic HSV-1 G207 Immunovirotherapy for Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas. N Engl J Med. 2021 04 29; 384(17):1613-1622.
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Computational modeling of malignant ascites reveals CCL5-SDC4 interaction in the immune microenvironment of ovarian cancer. Mol Carcinog. 2021 05; 60(5):297-312.
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Essential role of TNF-a in gamma c cytokine aided crosstalk between dendritic cells and natural killer cells in experimental murine lymphoma. Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Jan; 78:106031.