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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Osteoclasts affect the anti-cancer activity of NK cells.

Clarissa Orrico, Matteo Visca, Monica Parodi, Giulia Bertolini, Federico Davide Mussano, Riccardo Ferracini, Ilaria Roato

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Clarissa OrricoBone and Dental Bioengineering Lab, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca (CIR) Dental School, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Matteo ViscaBone and Dental Bioengineering Lab, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca (CIR) Dental School, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Monica ParodiImmunology Operative Unit, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Giulia BertoliniUnit of Epigenomics and Biomarkers of Solid Tumors, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
Federico Davide MussanoBone and Dental Bioengineering Lab, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca (CIR) Dental School, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Riccardo FerraciniDepartment of Integrated Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy.
Ilaria RoatoBone and Dental Bioengineering Lab, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca (CIR) Dental School, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

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Abstract

Introduction: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSLSC) stem cells (CSCs) have been shown to be responsible for bone metastasis by interacting with osteoclasts (OCs) and creating an immunosuppressive environment in the bone pre-metastatic niche. Now, we investigated the interaction among OCs, IL-15-stimulated NK cells and CSCs to understand whether NK cells can interfere with the pro-metastatic crosstalk between OCs and CSCs. Methods: Results: The number of multinucleated/TRAP Discussion: All together these data show that OCs negatively affect the NK cell cytotoxic activity, allowing the growth of NSCLC CSCs. Our findings reveal a previously unrecognized role of OCs in modulating the immune microenvironment by dampening NK cell function.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungKiller Cells, NaturalLung NeoplasmsNeoplastic Stem CellsOsteoclastsA549 CellsCell CommunicationCell DegranulationCoculture TechniquesHumansbone metastasiscancer stem cellNK cellnon small cell lung cancerosteoclast

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