Review Article

Cytokine-Induced NK-Like T Cells: From Bench to Bedside

Table 1

Comparison of the three subsets of cells in a CIK culture. NA = not applicable, ND = not done.

SubsetNameCytotoxicityTarget class IImmunophenotype
versusversusversusBlockedEnhanced%CD8Memory T cell subsetGranzyme
AML ALL K562content

CD3D56+NK cells+0++++Killing Killing NANAND
CD3+CD56+NK-like T cells+++00Killing Killing higherCD27+/−CD28CD62L+ late T effectorhigher
CD3+CD56T cells+00Killing Killing lowerCD27+CD28+CD62L+ early T effectorlower