Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Endocrine & Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2849:161-171. doi: 10.1007/7651_2023_504.
Natural killer (NK) cells are a part of a sophisticated immune system that is necessary for the skin because it is a crucial organ that is continually exposed to environmental influences. Recent studies have shown that NK cell incorporation into three-dimensional (3D) organotypic culture systems for human skin stem cells provides a physiologically relevant environment to study the interactions between immune cells and skin cells, making it a powerful tool for simulating skin diseases and researching these interactions. It has been shown that adding NK cells to 3D organotypic culture systems can improve keratinocyte differentiation and control inflammation in a variety of skin conditions, including psoriasis. In order to increase our knowledge of skin diseases and immune cell interactions, this work intends to propose an optimum approach for adding NK cells to a 3D organotypic culturing system for human skin stem cells. By better comprehending these relationships, researchers hope to develop novel treatments for skin diseases that are more effective and cause fewer side effects than current treatments. To completely understand the mechanisms underlying these interactions and to create new treatments for skin diseases, more research is required. In conclusion, NK cell integration into 3D organotypic culture systems offers a potent tool to investigate immune cell interactions with skin cells in a physiologically appropriate setting, which may result in major improvements in the treatment of skin diseases.
自然杀伤 (NK) 细胞是复杂免疫系统的一部分,对于皮肤是必需的,因为皮肤是不断受到环境影响的重要器官。最近的研究表明,将 NK 细胞纳入人类皮肤干细胞的三维(3D)器官型培养系统中,为研究免疫细胞和皮肤细胞之间的相互作用提供了一个生理相关的环境,使其成为模拟皮肤疾病和研究这些相互作用的有力工具。已经表明,向 3D 器官型培养系统中添加 NK 细胞可以改善角质形成细胞的分化并控制多种皮肤状况(包括银屑病)中的炎症。为了增加我们对皮肤疾病和免疫细胞相互作用的了解,这项工作旨在提出一种向人类皮肤干细胞的 3D 器官型培养系统中添加 NK 细胞的最佳方法。通过更好地理解这些关系,研究人员希望开发出比现有治疗方法更有效、副作用更少的皮肤疾病新疗法。为了完全理解这些相互作用的机制并为皮肤疾病创造新的治疗方法,还需要更多的研究。总之,NK 细胞整合到 3D 器官型培养系统中为研究免疫细胞与皮肤细胞在生理适宜环境中的相互作用提供了有力工具,这可能会极大地改善皮肤疾病的治疗效果。