Expansion of NK cells from cord blood with antileukemic activity using GMP-compliant substances without feeder cells
Expansion of NK cells from cord blood with antileukemic activity using GMP-compliant substances without feeder cells
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10.1038/leu.2011.345
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2012-05
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11.4
通讯作者:
J. Tanaka;J. Sugita;S. Shiratori;A. Shigematu;S. Asanuma;K. Fujimoto;M. Nishio;T. Kondo;M. Imamura
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J. Tanaka;J. Sugita;S. Shiratori;A. Shigematu;S. Asanuma;K. Fujimoto;M. Nishio;T. Kondo;M. Imamura
Neonatal cord blood (CB) cells have been demonstrated to contain a high percentage of natural killer (NK) cells, but the NK cells are immature, with a low level of cytolytic activity. However, expression levels of perforin and granzyme have been reported to be high in CB NK cells, and it has been suggested that CB NK cells are phenotypically and functionally mature. It has been suggested that CB is a source of stem cells that is as safe and effective as bone marrow or mobilized peripheral blood. 1, 2 Also, there are a number of progenitor cell populations in CB that can be differentiated to NK cells. Therefore, CB is a useful source to expand NK cells for adoptive immunotherapy, particularly against malignant cells that express a low level of human leukocyte antigen class I molecules. Resting CB NK cells rapidly respond to cytokine stimulation by increasing cytolytic activity. Adoptive transfer of allogeneic NK cells is a potential immunotherapy to induce a graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect, without causing a graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). 3 In this study, we tried to expand NK cells from CB with antileukemic activity using good manufacturing practice (GMP)-compliant substances without feeder cells. We used tacrolimus (FK506) and low molecular