Natural Killer Cells and Immunotherapy

Dear Colleagues,

Natural killer (NK) cells exert anti-tumor and anti-viral activities, mainly through the killing of target cells. The novel biological aspects of human NK cells in different organs, tumor microenvironments, and ages continue to be discovered. Recently, cancer immunotherapies have shown exceptional success. NK cells are being developed as allogeneic, off-the-shelf approaches for immunotherapy. Novel agents and combination therapies that modulate the immune system, including NK cells, are also promising.

Therefore, for this Special Issue, I invite you to submit articles that discuss recent advances in the field of NK cell biology and molecular mechanisms, particularly focusing on the theme of modulating NK cell activity using conventional drugs, cytokines, chemokines, and natural products in the treatment of cancers or virus infections. Original papers and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Haiyoung Jung
Dr. Ji-Yoon Noh
Guest Editors

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