Natural Killer Cell Therapy

Natural Killer (NK) cells are specialized lymphocytes that play critical roles in the immune response against abnormal cells, including all kinds of cancer cells.

Lymphocytes: a type of white blood cell involved in fighting disease and infection in the body, some of which produce antibodies (= proteins that attack and kill harmful bacteria)

• Natural killer cell therapy: A new frontier for obesity-associated cancer
  • NK cell therapies hold significant promise to overcome immune dysfunction in obesity-associated cancer.
  • Natural killer (NK) cell functions are dysregulated in obesity and obesity-associated cancer.