title: [Role of NK cells in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation--review].
abstract: After allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), the donor cells present a profound immunization therapy efficiency. Among these effector cells, allo-reactivity natural killer (NK) cell activation are concerned with the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect. As known, GVHD is primarily a T-cell-mediated event but not initiated by NK cells. NK cells may significantly enhance GVL immune response by using an integration of activating and inhibitory receptors. Allo-reactivity NK cell infusion after allo-HSCT already transits from experiments to clinic. In this review the background on NK cells, and their clinical roles in Allo-HSCT were summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chun-Ji
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D020544:Graft vs Leukemia Effect / Q000276:immunology*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D014181:Transplantation Immunology