NKT cells

Latest research

1. Osteopontin-driven TGF-β1 signaling via integrin αvβ3-NF-κB axis impairs NK cell function in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

   • Zhe Shen
   • Xin Li
   • Ping Wu

   in Apoptosis

   Article 24 May 2026

   

2. Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) Cells-associated transcriptome signature reveals the potential immunomodulatory role of TNFSF14 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

   • Yinhao Chen
   • Linli Chen
   • Ingo G. H. Schmidt-Wolf

   in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy

   Article Open access 20 May 2026

   

3. Daphnetin prevents acute graft-versus-host disease by suppressing donor T cell expansion and function

   • Zhi-Feng Wei
   • Yan-Fang Chen
   • Long Su

   in Inflammopharmacology

   Article 20 May 2026

   

4. Dual CAR-NK cells targeting PD-L1 and ErbB2 (HER2) exhibit cooperative CAR signaling and counteract solid tumor heterogeneity

   • Kristin Freudenberg-Jahn
   • Idan Ben-Horin
   • Jiri Eitler

   in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research

   Article Open access 19 May 2026

   

5. T cells mediate tissue damage in lupus nephritis

   • Holly Webster

   in Nature Reviews Rheumatology

   Article 11 May 2026

6. Epidermal MHC-II-mediated NK cell recruitment triggers keratinocyte pyroptosis, facilitating pathogenesis of psoriasis

   • Xiaoqing Yi
   • Pian Yu
   • Cong Peng

   in Experimental & Molecular Medicine

   Article Open access 08 May 2026

   

7. CAR T-cells targeting CD117 effectively eliminate mast cells in preclinical models of advanced systemic mastocytosis

   • Anne Kaiser
   • Veronika Lysenko
   • Markus G. Manz

   in Leukemia

   Article Open access 07 May 2026

   

8. Single-cell and spatial transcriptome analysis reveals the potential therapeutic targets for testicular sex cord-stromal cell tumor

   • Lei Chen
   • Jingyu Fan
   • Hao Bo

   in Biomarker Research

   Article Open access 29 April 2026

   

9. In vivo CAR T purchase spree continues with Lilly deal worth up to US$7 billion

   • Asher Mullard

   in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

   Article 27 April 2026

10. Analysis of the tumor reactivity of autologous TILs and allogeneic γδ T cells via tumor organoid–immune cell coculture

    • Zijun Su
    • Haishan Li
    • Liangping Li

    in Journal of Translational Medicine

    Article Open access 25 April 2026

    

11. Overview of T-cell subsets and related cytokines in Kawasaki disease

    • Yufei Zhu
    • Shibing Xi

    in Pediatric Research

    Article 24 April 2026

    

12. γδ T cells in colorectal and liver cancer

    • Dieter Kabelitz
    • Sebastian Zeissig

    in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

    Article 22 April 2026

    

13. Granzyme B-based CAR-T cells targeting membrane-bound HSP70 suppress solid tumor growth and metastasis

    • Bin Sun
    • Jing Guo
    • Xudong Zhao

    in Oncogene

    Article 18 April 2026

    

14. Alterations in NK cell subsets and the regulatory role of JAB1 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma with implications for tumor immunity and biomarker development

    • Guangzheng Zhuo
    • Shuang Li
    • Yunbao Pan

    in British Journal of Cancer

    Article 16 April 2026

    

15. NK progenitors against cancer

    • Stylianos Lefkopoulos

    in Nature Cell Biology

    Article 16 April 2026

16. PTPN1/PTPN2 inhibition improves NK cancer therapy by enhancing IL-2 and mitigating TGFβ1 responses

    • Chu-Han Feng
    • Linda Peltier
    • Michel L Tremblay

    in EMBO Reports

    Article Open access 15 April 2026

    

17. Integrated multi-omics analysis identifies TBC1D10C as an NK- and T cell-associated diagnostic biomarker in childhood obesity

    • Houyan Huang
    • Yang Huang
    • Taocheng Zhou

    in 3 Biotech

    Article 15 April 2026

    

18. NKX6.1 expression is linked to successful pancreatic islet transplantation

    • Senegal Carty

    in Nature Reviews Endocrinology

    Article 14 April 2026

    

19. Targeting the COX-2/PGE₂ axis to enhance NK and T cell immunotherapy in brain tumors

    • Chih-Jie Shen
    • Joy Florentino-Krasnov
    • Tsung-I. Hsu

    in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy

    Article Open access 10 April 2026

    

20. Elimination of senescent cells fails to attenuate disease progression in an ALS mouse model

    • Lisha Fang
    • Zhiyong Bai
    • Jian Deng

    in Neurological Sciences

    Article 10 April 2026

    

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