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    Glossary Natural Killer Cells

    cells that destroy virus-infected or cancerous cells

    Natural Killer Cells, often abbreviated as NK cells, are a type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the body's immune system. They are part of the innate immune response and are responsible for identifying and destroying cells that are infected by viruses or have become cancerous, without the need for prior exposure to these threats.

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    1. Natural killer cells in atopic and autoimmune diseases of the skin Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2010 · 91 citations
    2. The role of natural killer cells in autoimmune blistering diseases Autoimmunity · 2011 · 24 citations
    3. [Significance of HLA-DR+ T cells and natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood lymphocytes of alopecia areata (AA)]. PubMed · 1990 · 2 citations
    4. 319 Novel Circulating Natural Killer Cell Subset as Biomarkers in Alopecia Areata Progression Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2024
    5. Single-Nucleus and Bulk RNA Sequencing Reveals the Involvement of Natural Killer and CD8+ T Cells in the Progression of Androgenetic Alopecia Journal of Inflammation Research · 2025
    6. P130 The densities of T cells, Langerhans cells, and natural killer cells in uninvolved skin of patients with acne vulgaris Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 1997
    7. A case of primary cutaneous natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, with indolent clinical course: monoclonal expansion of Epstein-Barr virus genome correlating with the terminal aggressive behaviour British Journal of Dermatology · 2008 · 9 citations
    8. Predominant expression of interleukin (IL)‐17 in chronic alopecia areata compared to IFN‐γ in pathogenic Th17 cells, tissue‐resident memory T cells and natural killer cells JEADV Clinical Practice · 2023 · 3 citations
    9. 068 Pathogenic Th17 cells, CD8+CD69+CD49a- tissue-resident memory T cells and common γ chain receptor + natural killer cells express more IL-17, compared to IFN-γ, under the foxp3+ memory regulatory T cells-depleted microenvironment in patients with chronic alopecia areata Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2023
    10. Maintenance of Hair Follicle Immune Privilege Is Linked to Prevention of NK Cell Attack Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2007 · 253 citations
    11. Exploring the Drug Repurposing Versatility of Valproic Acid as a Multifunctional Regulator of Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells Journal of immunology research · 2019 · 47 citations
    12. Low-Dose IL-2 for Treating Moderate to Severe Alopecia Areata: A 52-Week Multicenter Prospective Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing its Impact on T Regulatory Cell and NK Cell Populations 2020 · 22 citations
    13. Distinct use of super-enhancer elements controls cell type–specific CD25 transcription and function Science Immunology · 2023 · 10 citations
    14. Changes in Populations of HLA- DR+CD3+ Cells and CD57–CD16+ Cells in Alopecia areata after Corticosteroid Therapy Dermatology · 1994 · 5 citations
    15. Integrated single-cell chromatin and transcriptomic analyses of peripheral immune cells in patients with alopecia areata Frontiers in Immunology · 2025 · 4 citations
    16. 572 Development of immunotherapies targeting TCR-Vβ2 for treatment of cutaneous T cell lymphoma Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2024
    17. Multi-modal skin atlas identifies a multicellular immune-stromal community associated with disrupted cornification and specific T cell expansion in atopic dermatitis Nature Communications · 2026
    18. Table 1_Integrated single-cell chromatin and transcriptomic analyses of peripheral immune cells in patients with alopecia areata.docx Figshare · 2025
    19. Scarring hair follicle destruction is driven by the collapse of EGFR-protected JAK-STAT1-sensitive stem cell immune privilege bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2023
    20. Editorial: Inflammation, stem cells and wound healing in skin aging Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2022
    21. Developmentally programmed early-age skin localization of iNKT cells supports local tissue development and homeostasis Nature Immunology · 2023 · 14 citations
    22. Genome-wide association study in alopecia areata implicates both innate and adaptive immunity Nature · 2010 · 717 citations
    23. Adverse Health Effects of Selenium in Humans Reviews on Environmental Health · 2001 · 241 citations
    24. Alopecia areata: a review of disease pathogenesis 2018 · 191 citations
    25. Hair follicle immune privilege and its collapse in alopecia areata Experimental dermatology · 2020 · 134 citations
    26. What’s Sex Got to Do With COVID-19? Gender-Based Differences in the Host Immune Response to Coronaviruses Frontiers in Immunology · 2020 · 125 citations
    27. Frontiers in alopecia areata pathobiology research 2019 · 55 citations
    28. ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS TREATED WITH ORAL CYCLOSPORINE A AND PREDNISOLONE: IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 26 citations
    29. Treatment of alopecia areata: “What is new on the horizon?” Dermatologic therapy · 2011 · 25 citations
    30. Advances in genetic and molecular understanding of Omenn syndrome - implications for the future Expert opinion on orphan drugs · 2018 · 2 citations