Studying the Anticancer Effects of Thymoquinone on Breast Cancer Cells through Natural Killer Cell Activity.

ABSTRACT: Cancer immunotherapy is quickly growing and can now be viewed as the "fifth column" of cancer treatment. In addition, cancer immunotherapy has shown promising results with different kinds of cancers and may be used as a complementary therapy with various types of treatments. Thus, "immuno-oncology" is showing astounding advantages. However, one of the main challenges that face this type of therapy is that cancer cells can evade immune system elimination through different mechanisms. Many studies were done to overcome this issue including adding immune stimulants to generate synergistic effects or by genetically modifying NK cells themselves to be stronger and more resistant. Nigella sativa, also known as black cumin, is a well-known example of a widely applicable herbal medicine. It

SUBMITTER: Alshaibi HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527111 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature