The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON NATURAL KILLER CELL ACTIVITY TESTING IN OBSTETRICS
What is the role of NK cells in pregnancy? In the early stages of pregnancy, a large number of NK cells are found in the uterine lining (uNK), these NK cells play an active role in regulating the effect between immune cells. The fluid here is balanced, which helps the woman’s body “tolerate” the fetus. In other words, the relationship between the pregnant woman’s body and the embryo is harmonized and “in harmony”. On the other hand, the presence of NK [...]
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON NATURAL KILLER CELL ACTIVITY TESTING IN CANCER
What are Natural killer cells? – Is the immune cell (natural killer cell) that protects the body against external pathogens or malignant cells that appear inside the body. What is Natural killer cell activity (NKA) test? – It is a test to assess the “capacity” of NK cells after being cultured in a specialized environment with the activating factors that help NK cells to “express” as much of their ability as they do when meeting with Pathogen. What does NKA [...]
NK CELL ACTIVITY IN OBSTETRICS
NATURAL KILLER CELL AND PREGNANCY PROCESS 1. The relationship between mother and embryo, the role of NK cells Surely many of us have ever asked ourselves: In normal people, why can the mother’s body accept and support fetal development without excretion by the natural mechanism ?The way our immune system responds to protect the body, destroy foreign substances that come in from outside (bacteria, viruses) or appear in the body (like in cancer). The question is because as we know, the [...]
NK CELL ACTIVITY IN CANCER
NK Vue ™ test kit Meaning NK cell activity evaluation has been shown to be a useful tool for monitoring changes in (immunosurveillance). From there, NK activity can indicate signs of an underlying medical condition or an existing condition in the body tested. NK Vue™ (Researched and developed by ATGen Co., Korea, 2013) is a non-invasive test and intervention in patients, just 1 ml of blood is cultured in specialized environment to evaluate ability to secrete and eliminate foreign cells of [...]
MEASURE OF NATURAL KILLER CELL ACTIVITY
NK Cells – Its role in the immune system Natural killer cells (NK cells for short) are a group of lymphocytes that is able to respond to microorganism living inside the host’s cells by killing the infected cells and by secreting Interferon Gamma (IFNγ), a cytokine that activates macrophages. (Figure 1). Figure 1: The function of NK cells. Killing cells infected with microorganisms and activates macrophages NK cells account for about 5 – 10% of the total number of lymphocytes in the blood [...]
Researches on Activity of NK cells in Cancer and in Obstetric
Researches on Activity of NK cells in Cancer: Hou H, Mao L, Wang J, Liu W, Lu Y, Yu J, Zhou Y, Mao L, Wang F, Sun Z. Establishing the reference intervals of NK cell functions in healthy adults. Hum Immunol. 2016; 77:637-642 Takeuchi H, Maehara Y, Tokunaga E, Koga T, Kakeji Y, Sugimachi K. Prognostic significance of natural killer cell activity in patients with gastric carcinoma: a multivariate analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2001; 96:574-578 Funa K, Nilsson B, Jacobsson G, Alm [...]
Frequently asked Questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON NATURAL KILLER CELL ACTIVITY TESTING: Cancer (filtering, diagnostic aid, prognosis) Obstetrics (infertility, infertility, miscarriage and repeated IVF failure)
SMARTer PicoPLEX WGA Kit
The kit to multiply the entire genome from one cell.
