NKT cells - conductors of tumor immunity?

被引:240
作者
Smyth, MJ
Crowe, NY
Hayakawa, Y
Takeda, K
Yagita, H
Godfrey, DI
机构
[1] Peter MacCallum Canc Inst, Trescowthick Labs, Melbourne, Vic 3002, Australia
[2] Monash Univ Sch Med, Dept Pathol & Immunol, Prahran, Vic 3181, Australia
[3] Juntendo Univ, Sch Med, Dept Immunol, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138421, Japan
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0952-7915(02)00316-3
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
NKT cells are key players in the regulation of antitumor immunity, particularly in experimental models of tumor immunotherapy, such as IL-12 or alpha-galactosylceramide administration. They may also operate in natural antitumor immunity. NKT cells are best known for their immunosuppressive functions; however, NKT cells interact with a range of other cell types (particularly dendritic cells and NK cells) and the outcome of NKT-cell stimulation depends on these and on the cytokine/co-stimulatory milieu.
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页码:165 / 171
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