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SUBMITTER: Ghazvinian Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9846259 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ghazvinian Zeinab Z Abdolahi Shahrokh S Tokhanbigli Samaneh S Tarzemani Shadi S Piccin Andrea A Reza Zali Mohammad M Verdi Javad J Baghaei Kaveh K
Frontiers in oncology 20230104
Natural killer cells are members of the innate immune system and promote cytotoxic activity against tumor or infected cells independently from MHC recognition. NK cells are modulated by the expression of activator/inhibitory receptors. The ratio of this activator/inhibitory receptors is responsible for the cytotoxic activity of NK cells toward the target cells. Owing to the potent anti-tumor properties of NK cells, they are considered as interesting approach in tumor treatment. Colorectal cancer ...[more]