NKT cells can rapidly produce a diversity of immunoregulatory cytokines; does this make these cells aggressors or suppressors? New experiments now reveal their immunosuppressive function in tumor control and reiterate their pivotal position.
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Smyth, M., Godfrey, D. NKT cells and tumor immunity—a double-edged sword. Nat Immunol 1, 459–460 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/82698
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