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ArticleCancers2025

Supercharged Natural Killer (sNK) Cells Inhibit Melanoma Tumor Progression and Restore Endogenous NK Cell Function in Humanized BLT Mice.

Kawaljit Kaur, Paytsar Topchyan, Anahid Jewett

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. Cellular immunotherapy in melanoma: the next frontier in cancer treatment.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026
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  4. Application and Challenges of Using ProbioticDiseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Kawaljit KaurDivision of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1936-5985
Paytsar TopchyanDivision of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3902-7652
Anahid JewettDivision of Oral Biology and Oral Medicine, The Jane and Jerry Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology, UCLA School of Dentistry and Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe have previously shown the remarkable impact of a single infusion of supercharged NK cells (sNK) in preventing and eliminating oral, pancreatic, and uterine cancers implanted in humanized BLT (hu-BLT) mice.

objectiveIn this report, we extended the studies to melanoma tumors to observe whether there were differences in response to sNK cells.

methodsWe investigated the safety and tissue biodistribution profile of sNK cells in hu-BLT mice. This included the effect of sNK cell therapy on the peripheral blood-derived PBMCs, bone marrow, and spleen of hu-BLT mice.

resultsOur investigation showed promising outcomes, as sNK cell infusions effectively inhibited melanoma tumor growth in hu-BLT mice. These potent cells not only traversed through the peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow but also infiltrated the tumor site, triggering in vivo differentiation of melanoma tumors. Moreover, the infusion of sNK cells increased the percentages of NK cells in the peripheral blood of hu-BLT mice, restoring cytotoxicity and IFN-γ secretion within the peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow of melanoma-bearing mice.

conclusionsThis therapeutic approach not only reversed tumor progression but also revitalized the functionality of endogenous NK cells, potentially reversing the immunosuppressive effects induced by tumor cells in cancer patients.

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cancer stem cells (CSCs)cytotoxicityhumanized BLT miceIFN-γimmunotherapymelanomaNK cellssupercharged NK cells

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