Lyu Zibai, Li Yan-Ruide, Yang Lili
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
STAR Protoc. 2025 Jul 19;6(3):103957. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.103957.
Human invariant natural killer T (NKT) cells exhibit strong tumor-killing ability and bridge innate and adaptive immunity. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-engineered NKT (CAR-NKT) cells show potent anti-tumor activity. Here, we present a protocol for assessing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) of PBMC-derived CAR-NKT cells in humanized mouse models using in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI). We describe steps for evaluating CAR-NKT cell distribution, persistence, and tumor infiltration across tumor-free and tumor-bearing models to support CAR-NKT cell therapy development. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Li et al..
人类不变自然杀伤T(NKT)细胞具有强大的肿瘤杀伤能力,并在固有免疫和适应性免疫之间起桥梁作用。外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)来源的嵌合抗原受体(CAR)工程化NKT(CAR-NKT)细胞表现出强大的抗肿瘤活性。在此,我们展示了一种使用体内生物发光成像(BLI)在人源化小鼠模型中评估PBMC来源的CAR-NKT细胞药代动力学和药效学(PK/PD)的方案。我们描述了评估CAR-NKT细胞在无肿瘤和有肿瘤模型中的分布、持久性和肿瘤浸润的步骤,以支持CAR-NKT细胞疗法的开发。有关本方案使用和执行的完整详细信息,请参考Li等人的研究。