ReviewFrontiers in immunology2017
Developmental and Functional Control of Natural Killer Cells by Cytokines.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 171 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
171 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 260 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of natural killer cell therapy in patients with solid tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Synergistic restoration of NK cell cytotoxicity against solid tumors via sLTA-mediated dual-action modulation.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Immune system evaluation of Echinacea Purpurea root extract in female Harlan Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley SD) rats.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2026Article
- The CREM-IL-15 axis: decoding the persistence-exhaustion paradox in NK cell immunotherapy.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Review
- Cytokine-induced expandable memory NK cells with significant metabolic, epigenetic remodeling, and persistence properties.Cell death discovery · 2026Article
- Multiparametric Flow Cytometry Panel for Characterization of Mouse T Cell Differentiation and NK Cell Maturation Following Inflammatory Challenge.Methods and protocols · 2026Article
- Nanomaterials targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts to overcome stromal barriers in cancer immunotherapy.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- PTPN1/PTPN2 inhibition improves NK cancer therapy by enhancing IL-2 and mitigating TGFβ1 responses.EMBO reports · 2026Article
- Bidirectional Interactions Between Immune Regulation and the Insulin-like Growth Factor Axis in Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- CD127International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Cancer-associated fibroblasts: enablers of tumor drug resistance.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Changes in gut, microbiome, and cognition after doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel chemotherapy treatment.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Toll-like Receptor 7/8 Agonists Exert Antitumor Effect in a Mouse Melanoma Model.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Single cell RNAseq signatures refined with combiroc enhance identification of NK cells in blood and solid tissues.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- NKG2A-mediated immune modulation of natural killer cells by Staphylococcus aureus.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025Article
- Mechanistic insights into IL-6-mediated NK cell dysfunction in NSCLC via the IRE1α-XBP1s-STAT3-UBE2S axis.NPJ precision oncology · 2025Article
- Article
- Review
- Human Cytomegalovirus Immune Evasion of Natural Killer Cells: A Virus for All Seasons?Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Targeting inflammation in cancer therapy: from mechanistic insights to emerging therapeutic approaches.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
111 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are effective in combating infections and tumors and as such are tempting for adoptive transfer therapy. However, they are not homogeneous but can be divided into three main subsets, including cytotoxic, tolerant, and regulatory NK cells, with disparate phenotypes and functions in diverse tissues. The development and functions of such NK cells are controlled by various cytokines, such as fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FL), kit ligand (KL), interleukin (IL)-3, IL-10, IL-12, IL-18, transforming growth factor-β, and common-γ chain family cytokines, which operate at different stages by regulating distinct signaling pathways. Nevertheless, the specific roles of each cytokine that regulates NK cell development or that shapes different NK cell functions remain unclear. In this review, we attempt to describe the characteristics of each cytokine and the existing protocols to expand NK cells using different combinations of cytokines and feeder cells. A comprehensive understanding of the role of cytokines in NK cell development and function will aid the generation of better efficacy for adoptive NK cell treatment.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.