NK Cells

What is NK Cells?

• A type of white blood cell (lymphocyte) – a vital element of the human body’s immune system.

• An activated human immune cell which served as first line of defence in recognizing and attacking tumors, bacteria, viruses, and harmful cells in the body.

• NK Cells can recognize cancerous malignant cells that are missing specific markers, which help to camouflage (hide) them from the patients’ own immune system.

• NK Cells are simpler and faster than similar immune cells and are capable of homing into cancer cells and destroying them.

Overview – ML NK Cells

ML NK Cells is a Natural Killer Cells that are derived from human’s donated peripheral blood.

• It contains a large granular constitution of 5-10% of lymphocytes in peripheral blood.
• It has an innate ability –  body’s first-line defence against tumor cells.
• Release cytotoxic granules containing perforin and granzymes to directly lyse tumor cells or trigger “apoptosis”.