Conversion of adipose-derived stem cells into natural killer-like cells with anti-tumor activities in nude mice.

Efforts to develop peripheral blood-derived nature killer (NK) cells into therapeutic products have been hampered by these cells' low abundance and histoincompatibility. On the other hand, derivation of NK-like cells from more abundant cell sources such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and umbili...

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Main Authors: Hongxiu Ning, Hong-En Lei, Yong-De Xu, Rui-Li Guan, Jeffrey M Venstrom, Guiting Lin, Tom F Lue, Zhongcheng Xin, Ching-Shwun Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4146612?pdf=render