The aim of this study is to explore a cause-oriented therapy for patients with uterine cervical cancer that expresses erythropoietin (Epo) and its receptor (EpoR). Epo, by binding to EpoR, stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells into hemoglobin-containing red blood cells. In this study, we report that the HeLa cells in the xenografts expressed ε, γ, and α ...

background: the opening and closing of the implantation window is important for successful pregnancy in eutherians. the recent study demonstrated that the window of uterine receptivity was prepared by the sole action of progesterone in mice, but the mechanism to close the window remained to be elucidated. methods: the pregnant mice were ovariectomized on the evening on the third day of pregnanc...

Sézary syndrome (SS) is a rare, leukemic type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), for which extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) first-line therapy. Reliable biomarkers to objectively monitor the response ECP in patients with SS are missing. We examined quantitative and qualitative impact on natural killer (NK) cell activity patients, especially their functional ability antibody-dependent cell-m...

Natural Killer(NK) cell nenoplasm is heterogeneous disease group. In the latest World Health Organization(WHO) classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue(2008), disease entities considered as NK cell deviation are 1) Aggressive NK cell leukemia (ANKL), 2) NK cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, 3) Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal. While several NK related diseases are pr...

PURPOSE Renal cell carcinoma harbors high numbers of infiltrating lymphocytes with apparent limited efficacy in tumor control. This study focused on the natural killer (NK) cells infiltrating renal cell carcinoma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) were isolated from renal cell carcinoma and analyzed for NK cell frequency and phenotype (n = 34). NK cells were enriched an...

Abstract Natural killer (NK) cells have been implicated in Ebola virus disease (EVD) pathogenesis as well protection against viruses. A clear understanding of their role during EVD is needed for better exploiting functionalities designing effective countermeasures Previously, we reported that protein VP40 induces IL-12 and IL-18 dependent activation human NK involves accessory cells. Here, exte...

Large granular lymphocytes migrate in large numbers to the pregnant uteri of a wide variety of mammalian species (1). These cells, also known as granulated metrial gland cells in rodents and endometrial granulocytes in primates, will for the purposes of this review all be referred to as uterine (u)NK cells. uNK cells are bone marrow–derived leukocytes, but their immediate precursors may migrate...

In the murine uterus granulated metrial gland (GMG) cells appear only during normal pregnancy. GMG cells belong to a member of natural killer (NK) cells and play an important role in fetus survival and placental growth. Our previous study revealed that mouse GMG/uterine NK (uNK) cells in the late pregnancy rapidly disappear from the uterus, due to the degenerative change classified as necrosis....

BACKGROUND Changes in the balance of decidual leucocyte populations may lead to an unfavourable uterine microenvironment which may be associated with the development of preeclampsia (PE). In this study, we therefore investigated the leucocyte subpopulations in decidual tissues of 33 women with preeclampsia and 66 control patients. METHODS Decidua was either obtained via curettage during cesar...

SummarySézary syndrome (SS) is a rare, leukemic type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), for which extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) first-line therapy. Reliable biomarkers to objectively monitor the response ECP in patients with SS are missing. We examined quantitative and qualitative impact on natural killer (NK) cell activity patients, especially their functional ability antibody-dependent...