| Literature DB >> 30064663 |
Suresh Bugide1, Radoslav Janostiak1, Narendra Wajapeyee2.
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Natural killer (NK) cells of the innate immune system are the first line of defense against infectious agents and cancer cells. However, only a few mechanisms that regulate eradication of tumors by NK cells have been identified. In this review, we present an account of epigenetic mechanisms that modulate the ability of NK cells to eradicate cancer cells. To date, several drugs that target epigenetic modifiers have shown clinical efficacy in cancer. Therefore, once a given epigenetic modifier is validated as a regulator of NK cell function, it can be targeted for NK cell-based cancer immunotherapies.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30064663 PMCID: PMC6085095 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2018.06.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cancer ISSN: 2405-8025