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Maintaining the Balance: Regulation of NK Cell Activity.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- CD49a expression defines a metabolically robust, cytokine-biased liver NK cell subset in rhesus macaques during lentivirus infection.Immunology and cell biology · 2026Article
- Association Between Natural Killer Cell Subsets (CD56bright and CD56dim) and Infectious Complications in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) Patients.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- Bispecific CAR T and CAR NK cells in dual-threat immunotherapy: opportunities and challenges.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- The role of DAP12 in immune-related inflammatory diseases.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Dynamics of NK-Cell Regulatory Signaling and IVIG Response in Kawasaki Disease.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A phase I, single-arm, open-label, dose-escalation, multicenter study of SAR445419, an off-the-shelf, ex vivo expanded allogeneic natural killer cell product, in participants with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Article
- Natural Killer Cell Phenotype and Function as a Predictive Factor for Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Interaction of CD99 and its ligands regulates immunoregulatory pathways in NK cells.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- The immune microenvironment of HPV-associated cancers: from viral oncogenesis to immunotherapy response.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Cell-Surface PCNA Is Co-Expressed with Biomarkers of Stemness and Immunosuppression in Glioblastoma.Cancers · 2025Article
- Reprogramming natural killer cells in the tumor microenvironment: Challenges and therapeutic opportunities.Cytokine & growth factor reviews · 2025Review
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- Exhausted natural killer cells in adult IgA vasculitis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
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Abstract
Natural Killer (NK) cells, integral components of the innate immune system, play a crucial role in the protection against intracellular threats. Their cytotoxic power requires that activation is tightly controlled, and in this, they take a unique position within the immune system. Rather than depending on the engagement of a single activating receptor, their activation involves a delicate balance between inhibitory and activating signals mediated through an array of surface molecules. Only when this cumulative balance surpasses a specific threshold do NK cells initiate their activity. Remarkably, the activation threshold of NK cells remains robust even when cells express vastly different repertoires of inhibitory and activating receptors. These threshold values seem to be influenced by NK cell interactions with their environment during development and after release from the bone marrow. Understanding how NK cells integrate this intricate pattern of stimuli is an ongoing area of research, particularly relevant for cellular therapies seeking to harness the anti-cancer potential of these cells by modifying surface receptor expression. In this review, we will explore some of the current dogmas regarding NK cell activation and discuss recent literature addressing advances in our understanding of this field.
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