Natural Killer Cells in the Orchestration of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases.

Abstract excerpt

Inflammation, altered immune cell phenotype, and functions are key features shared by diverse chronic diseases, including cardiovascular, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cancer. Natural killer cells are innate lymphoid cells primarily involved in the immune system response to non-self-components but their plasticity is largely influenced by the pathological microenvironment. Altered...

Topics

• Animals
• Chronic Disease
• Humans
• Inflammation
• Killer Cells, Natural
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Mice
• Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Periodontitis