"Natural Killer T-Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A specialized subset of T-LYMPHOCYTES that exhibit features of INNATE IMMUNITY similar to that of NATURAL KILLER CELLS. They are reactive to glycolipids presented in the context of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-like molecule, CD1D ANTIGEN.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D055611
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							 A11.118.637.555.567.569.290 A15.145.229.637.555.567.569.360 A15.382.490.555.567.569.470 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Natural Killer T-Cells- Natural Killer T-Cells
 - Killer T-Cell, Natural
 - Killer T-Cells, Natural
 - Natural Killer T Cells
 - T-Cell, Natural Killer
 - T-Cells, Natural Killer
 - NKT Cells
 - Natural Killer T-Cell
 - Natural Killer T Cell
 - NKT Cell
 
  
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| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Natural Killer T-Cells" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Ye C, Low BE, Wiles MV, Brusko TM, Serreze DV, Driver JP. CD70 Inversely Regulates Regulatory T Cells and Invariant NKT Cells and Modulates Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice. J Immunol. 2020 10 01; 205(7):1763-1777.
															
								 
							
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Ogongo P, Steyn AJ, Karim F, Dullabh KJ, Awala I, Madansein R, Leslie A, Behar SM. Differential skewing of donor-unrestricted and ?d T cell repertoires in tuberculosis-infected human lungs. J Clin Invest. 2020 01 02; 130(1):214-230.
															
								 
							
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Kim Y, Allen E, Baird LA, Symer EM, Korkmaz FT, Na E, Odom CV, Jones MR, Mizgerd JP, Traber KE, Quinton LJ. NF-?B RelA Is Required for Hepatoprotection during Pneumonia and Sepsis. Infect Immun. 2019 08; 87(8).
															
								 
							
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Negroni MP, Cho OH, Stern LJ. Recognition of Listeria Infection by Germline Elements of the V?1.1 Vd6.3 TCR. Immunohorizons. 2019 07 18; 3(7):341-351.
															
								 
							
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Malhotra N, Qi Y, Spidale NA, Frascoli M, Miu B, Cho O, Sylvia K, Kang J. SOX4 controls invariant NKT cell differentiation by tuning TCR signaling. J Exp Med. 2018 11 05; 215(11):2887-2900.
															
								 
							
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Tie G, Yan J, Khair L, Messina JA, Deng A, Kang J, Fazzio T, Messina LM. Hypercholesterolemia Increases Colorectal Cancer Incidence by Reducing Production of NKT and ?d T Cells from Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Cancer Res. 2017 05 01; 77(9):2351-2362.
															
								 
							
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Scheuplein F, Lamont DJ, Poynter ME, Boyson JE, Serreze D, Lundblad LK, Mashal R, Schaub R. Mouse Invariant Monoclonal Antibody NKT14: A Novel Tool to Manipulate iNKT Cell Function In Vivo. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0140729.
															
								 
							
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Zhang J, Han C, Dai H, Hou J, Dong Y, Cui X, Xu L, Zhang M, Xia Q. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2a Limits Natural Killer T Cell Cytotoxicity in Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Jan; 27(1):92-106.
															
								 
							
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Prince AL, Kraus Z, Carty SA, Ng C, Yin CC, Jordan MS, Schwartzberg PL, Berg LJ. Development of innate CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in Itk-deficient mice is regulated by distinct pathways. J Immunol. 2014 Jul 15; 193(2):688-99.
															
								 
							
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Lexmond WS, Neves JF, Nurko S, Olszak T, Exley MA, Blumberg RS, Fiebiger E. Involvement of the iNKT cell pathway is associated with early-onset eosinophilic esophagitis and response to allergen avoidance therapy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 May; 109(5):646-57.