45+ Invariant Natural Killer T Cells US. Using a nearly monospecific t cell receptor, they recognize self and foreign lipid antigens presented by cd1d in a conserved manner. This broad functional scope has placed inkt cells at the frontlines of many kinds of immune responses.
2015, article id 652875, 10 pages.
Following engagement of the itcr, inkts rapidly secrete copious amounts of th1 and th2 cytokines and promote the functions of several immune cells including nk. They generally serves as a first line of defence against foreign pathogens. Here we tested the hypothesis that invariant natural killer t (inkt) cells, a subset with unique regulatory functions, can regulate the response to experimental design: Natural killer t cells share other features with nk cells as well, such as cd16 and cd56 expression and granzyme production.34 invariant natural natural killer cell — noun date: