Qin Jingwen, Zhang Zhaokai, Cui Haopeng, Yang Jinhua, Liu Aiqun
Department of Gastroenterology and Respiratory Internal Medicine & Endoscopy Center, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, China.
Department of General Surgery II, Cenxi People's Hospital, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China.
Front Immunol. 2024 Nov 19;15:1478323. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1478323. eCollection 2024.
The biology of natural killer (NK) cells in commonly used mouse models is discussed in this review, along with their crucial function in a variety of immunological responses. It has been demonstrated that the formation, maturation, subtype variety, and immunological recognition mechanisms of NK cells from various mice strains exhibit notable differences. These variations shed light on the intricacy of NK cell function and offer crucial information regarding their possible uses in treating human illnesses. The application of flow cytometry in mouse NK cell research is also covered in the article. Improved knowledge of the biology of NK cells across species may facilitate the development of new NK cell-based therapeutic approaches.
本综述讨论了常用小鼠模型中自然杀伤(NK)细胞的生物学特性,以及它们在各种免疫反应中的关键作用。已经证明,来自不同小鼠品系的NK细胞在形成、成熟、亚型多样性和免疫识别机制方面存在显著差异。这些差异揭示了NK细胞功能的复杂性,并为其在治疗人类疾病中的潜在应用提供了重要信息。本文还介绍了流式细胞术在小鼠NK细胞研究中的应用。对跨物种NK细胞生物学的深入了解可能有助于开发新的基于NK细胞的治疗方法。