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ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2004

Natural killer lymphocytes: biology, development, and function.

Michael Papamichail, Sonia A Perez, Angelos D Gritzapis, Constantin N Baxevanis

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michael PapamichailCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Center, Saint Savas Cancer Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece. papmail@hellasnet.gr
Sonia A Perez
Angelos D Gritzapis
Constantin N Baxevanis

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) lymphocytes represent the first line of defense against virally infected cells and tumor cells. The role of NK cells in immune responses has been markedly explored, mainly due to the identification of NK cell receptors and their ligands, but also through the analysis of mechanisms underlying the effects of various cytokines on NK cell development and function. A population of lymphocytes that shares function and receptors with NK cells is represented by natural killer T (NKT) cells. NKT lymphocytes are regulators of both innate and adaptive immune responses, but have also been reported to function as effector antitumor cells. The marked progress in our understanding of the biology, development, and function of NK/NKT cells has provided the basis for their potential application in tumor clinical trials.

Indexed as

Cytotoxicity, ImmunologicHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Interleukin-18Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationNeoplasmsReceptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Natural Killer CellTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterferon-gammaInterleukin-12Interleukin-18Receptors, ImmunologicReceptors, Natural Killer CellTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID14685782
PMCPMC11034176

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