Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29893412›Full record

ReviewImmunology2018

The interaction between invariant Natural Killer T cells and the mucosal microbiota.

Fatma Zehra Hapil, Gerhard Wingender

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Review in Immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Guardians within: Cross-talk between the gut microbiome and host immune system.World journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025
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  14. License to Kill: When iNKT Cells Are Granted the Use of Lethal Cytotoxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Fatma Zehra HapilIzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Balcova/Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0055-9926
Gerhard WingenderIzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Balcova/Izmir, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7115-298X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The surface of mammalian bodies is colonized by a multitude of microbial organisms, which under normal conditions support the host and are considered beneficial commensals. This requires, however, that the composition of the commensal microbiota is tightly controlled and regulated. The host immune system plays an important role in the maintenance of this microbiota composition. Here we focus on the contribution of one particular immune cell type, invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells, in this process. The iNKT cells are a unique subset of T cells characterized by two main features. First, they express an invariant T-cell receptor that recognizes glycolipid antigens presented by CD1d, a non-polymorphic major histocompatibility complex class I-like molecule. Second, iNKT cells develop as effector/memory cells and swiftly exert effector functions, like cytokine production and cytotoxicity, after activation. We outline the influence that the mucosal microbiota can have on iNKT cells, and how iNKT cells contribute to the maintenance of the microbiota composition.

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Host-Pathogen InteractionsMicrobiotaAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansImmune SystemIntestinal MucosaMucous MembraneNatural Killer T-CellsRespiratory Mucosainvariant Natural Killer T cellsmicrobiotamucosal immunology

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PMID29893412
PMCPMC6142288

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