Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphomas: The Role of Natural Killer Cells and EBV in Lymphomagenesis

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Feb 22;21(4):1501. doi: 10.3390/ijms21041501.

Authors

Atif Saleem¹, Yasodha Natkunam¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Abstract

Keywords: NK cells, extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, EBV.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinogenesis / immunology
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / immunology*
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology
Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology*
Herpesvirus 4, Human / physiology
Humans
Interleukin-2 / immunology
Interleukin-2 / metabolism
Interleukin-9 / immunology
Interleukin-9 / metabolism
Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
Killer Cells, Natural / metabolism
Killer Cells, Natural / virology
Lymphocyte Activation / immunology
Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / immunology*
Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / pathology
Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell / virology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / metabolism
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / virology

Substances

Interleukin-2
Interleukin-9