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ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2023

Inhibitory receptors for HLA class I as immune checkpoints for natural killer cell-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in cancer immunotherapy.

Nicky A Beelen, Femke A I Ehlers, Gerard M J Bos, Lotte Wieten

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicky A BeelenDepartment of Transplantation Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, P. Debeyelaan 25, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Femke A I EhlersDepartment of Transplantation Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, P. Debeyelaan 25, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Gerard M J BosGROW, School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Lotte WietenDepartment of Transplantation Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, P. Debeyelaan 25, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. l.wieten@mumc.nl.
Maastricht University · NLUniversity Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells mediate potent anti-tumor responses, which makes them attractive targets for immunotherapy. The anti-tumor response of endogenous- or allogeneic NK cells can be enhanced through clinically available monoclonal antibodies that mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). NK cell activation is regulated by interaction of inhibitory receptors with classical- and non-classical human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class I molecules. Inhibitory receptors of the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family interact with HLA-A, -B or -C epitopes, while NKG2A interacts with the non-classical HLA-E molecule. Both types of inhibitory interactions may influence the strength of the ADCC response. In the present review, we provide an overview of the effect of inhibitory KIRs and NKG2A on NK cell-mediated ADCC, which highlights the rationale for combination strategies with ADCC triggering antibodies and interference with the NK cell relevant inhibitory immune checkpoints, such as KIR and NKG2A.

Indexed as

Killer Cells, NaturalNeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHumansImmunotherapyReceptors, KIRAntibodies, MonoclonalHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensReceptors, KIRADCCCancerHLAImmunotherapyKIRNK cellNKG2A

Identifiers

PMID36261539
PMCPMC10025219
OpenAlexW4306843338

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