Anthony Nolan Research Institute, and University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
Cell Mol Immunol. 2012 Jul;9(4):310-20. doi: 10.1038/cmi.2012.17. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the innate immune system and are an alluring option for immunotherapy due to their ability to kill infected cells or cancer cells without prior sensitization. Throughout the past 20 years, different groups have been able to reproduce NK cell development in vitro, and NK cell ontogeny studies have provided the basis for the establishment of protocols to produce NK cells in vitro for immunotherapy. Here, we briefly discuss NK cell development and NK cell immunotherapy approaches. We review the factors needed for NK cell differentiation in vitro, which stem cell sources have been used, published protocols, challenges and future directions for Good Manufacturing Practice protocols.
自然杀伤 (NK) 细胞是先天免疫系统的一部分,由于其能够在无需预先致敏的情况下杀死感染细胞或癌细胞,因此成为免疫治疗的诱人选择。在过去的 20 年中,不同的研究小组已经能够在体外复制 NK 细胞的发育,而 NK 细胞个体发生的研究为建立用于免疫治疗的体外产生 NK 细胞的方案提供了基础。在这里,我们简要讨论 NK 细胞的发育和 NK 细胞免疫治疗方法。我们回顾了体外 NK 细胞分化所需的因素、已使用的干细胞来源、已发表的方案、面临的挑战以及良好生产规范方案的未来方向。