Background: Lenalidomide, a synthetic immunomodulatory drug, has a wide range of features including anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative properties. To date, researchers have shown that lenalidomide is capable of ameliorating the immune system factors and antitumor responses. Most researchers have reported that lenalidomide enhances the immune response in certain cancer patients through sever...

background: although there is convincing data in support of the effectiveness of hyperthermia in tumor therapy, the molecular mechanisms underlying the clinical effects of hyperthermia are still poorly understood. objective: to investigate natural killer (nk) cell cytotoxicity against heat-treated sw-872 and hela tumor cell lines. methods: nkg2d ligands and hla class i transcription were examin...

Abstract Natural Killer (NK) cell-mediated cytotoxicity is a critical mechanism of the immune system to respond against harmful stimuli. The development emerging cell therapies, such as CAR-NK cells, requires deeper characterization cultured NK cells. Here we show phenotyping ex vivo and in vitro demonstrate how high quality reliable reagents from BioLegend ensure more depth cytotoxic analysis....

Background: Although there is convincing data in support of the effectiveness of hyperthermia in tumor therapy, the molecular mechanisms underlying the clinical effects of hyperthermia are still poorly understood. Objective: To investigate natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity against heat-treated SW-872 and HeLa tumor cell lines. Methods: NKG2D ligands and HLA class I transcription were examin...

NK cells and dendritic cells (DCs) are both important in the innate host defense. However, the role of DCs in NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity is unclear. In this study, we designed two culture systems in which human cord blood CD34(+) cells from the same donor were induced to generate NK cells and DCs, respectively. Coculture of the NK cells with DCs resulted in significant enhancement of NK cell...

Many chemokine receptors are typically found on natural killer cells, including CX3CR1, the receptor for the chemokine Fractalkine (FKN). This study explored whether interaction between CX3CR1 and FKN is relevant for NK cell functions in cytotoxicity against tumors. FKN expression was examined by polymerase chain reaction and CX3CR1 expression in NK cells was analyzed by flow cytometry. NK cell...

MHC class I-related chain molecules A and B (MICA and B) expressed on the cell-surface of tumor cells are ligands for an activating receptor, NKG2D, expressed on natural killer (NK) cells and stimulate the NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. On the other hand, the soluble form of MICA and B produced by proteolytic cleavage of cell-surface MIC interferes with NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. We investi...

background and objectives:scrophularia variegata m. beib. (scrophulariaceae) is a medicinal plant, used for various inflammatory diseases in iranian traditional medicine. in the present study, we evaluated the immune modulation and antioxidant effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of s.  variegata. methods: the splenocytes were harvested from the spleen of balb/c mice and were cultured. the spl...

The role of different receptors in natural-killer- (NK-) cell-mediated cytotoxicity against multiple myeloma (MM) cells is unknown. We investigated if an enhancement of NK-cell-mediated cytotoxicity against MM could be reached by blocking of the inhibitory leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor 1 (LIR-1). Our investigations revealed high levels of LIR-1 expression not only on the NK cell line N...

Background and objectives:Scrophularia variegata M. Beib. (Scrophulariaceae) is a medicinal plant, used for various inflammatory diseases in Iranian Traditional Medicine. In the present study, we evaluated the immune modulation and antioxidant effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of S.  variegata. Methods: The splenocytes were harvested...