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. 2019 Oct 27;8(11):1802. doi: 10.3390/jcm8111802

Table 2.

Recombinant Canine Cytokines for ex vivo NK Expansion.

Study Year Starting Population Feeder Cells Media Additives Human Cytokines Canine Cytokine Days
Foltz 2016 CD3/
NKp46+ cells from healthy dog PBMCs
Irradiated K562 Clone9. mbIL-21 cells 100 IU/mL rh-IL2 * 6.1 ng/
mL
rcIL-2 *
Not used in combination with human cytokines 21 days
Lee 2015 Healthy dog isolated PBMCs 100-Gy-irradiated K562 cells RPMI fetal bovine serum, penicillin,
streptomycin
100 IU/mL rhIL-2
10 IU/ml rhIL-15
10 IU/mL rcIL-15 Used in combination with rhIL-2 21 days
Shin 2015 Healthy dog isolated PBMCs 100-Gy-irradiated K562 cells RPMI 1640 fetal bovine serum, penicillin,
streptomycin
100 IU/mL rhIL-2
10 IU/mL rhIL-15
5 ng/mL rcIL-21 Used in combination with rhIL-2 and rhIL-15 21 days

* rh = recombinant human, rc = recombinant canine; CD, PBMCs, RPMI,