Aryana M Razmara, Lauren E Farley, Rayna M Harris, Sean J Judge, Marshall Lammers, Khurshid R Iranpur, Eric G Johnson, Cordelia Dunai, William J Murphy, C Titus Brown, Robert B Rebhun, Michael S Kent, Robert J Canter
BACKGROUND: Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic cells capable of recognizing heterogeneous cancer targets without prior sensitization, making them promising prospects for use in cellular immunotherapy. Companion dogs develop spontaneous cancers in the context of an intact immune system, representing a valid cancer immunotherapy model. Previously, CD5 depletion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was used in dogs to isolate a CD5dim -expressing NK subset prior to co-culture with an irradiated feeder line, but this can limit the yield of the final NK product...
April 16, 2024: Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer