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Communication between natural killer cells (NK cells) and monocytes/macrophages may play an important role in immunomodulation and regulation of inflammatory processes. The aim of this research was to investigate the impact of NK cell-derived large extracellular vesicles on monocyte function because this field is understudied. We studied how NK-cell derived large extracellular vesicles impact on THP-1 cells characteristics after coculturing: phenotype, functions were observed with flow cytometry. In this study, we demonstrated the ability of large extracellular vesicles produced by NK cells to integrate into the membranes of THP-1 cells and influence the viability, phenotype, and functional characteristics of the cells. The results obtained demonstrate the ability of large extracellular vesicles to act as an additional component in the immunomodulatory activity of NK cells in relation to monocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9478
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume25
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Aug 2024

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  • Cell Communication/immunology, Cell Survival, Coculture Techniques, Extracellular Vesicles/immunology, Humans, Killer Cells, Natural/immunology, Macrophages/immunology, Monocytes/immunology, THP-1 Cells, THP-1, monocytes, NK-92, large extracellular vesicles, PBMC, natural killers, ectosomes

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