NK-92 cells retain vitality and functionality when grown in standard cell culture conditions

Rebecca Kotzur; Alexandra Duev-Cohen; Inbal Kol; Adi Reches; Ofer Mandelboim; Natan Stein

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264897

NK-92 cells retain vitality and functionality when grown in standard cell culture conditions

Rebecca Kotzur, Alexandra Duev-Cohen, Inbal Kol, Adi Reches, Ofer Mandelboim^*, Natan Stein^*

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Department of Immunology and Cancer Research

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NK-92 cells are an off-the-shelf, cell-based immunotherapy currently in clinical trials for a variety of cancer types. As the most 'NK-like' cell line available, it is also an important research tool. To date, NK-92 cells have been cultivated in a costly and time-consumingly prepared specialized medium, complicating research with these cells. Here we show that NK-92 cells grow in the comparatively user-friendly RPMI medium supplemented with IL-2. We demonstrate that their metabolic activity and replication rates are even improved in RPMI. Furthermore, they can be grown in cell culture dishes and do not need to be expanded in ventilated flasks. We show that in RPMI the cells retain functional characteristics relating to receptor expression, IFN-γ secretion, and killing. Our findings will enable more researchers to work with and manipulate this cell line, hopefully leading to further discoveries and improved therapies.

Original language	English
Article number	e0264897
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	17
Issue number	3 March
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264897
State	Published - Mar 2022

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