Natural killer cell dysfunction drives keloid pathogenesis
Ying Zhao, Qin Wei, Rui Zeng, Yan Wang, Yong Yang, Yetao Wang
This study identifies NK cell dysfunction in keloids, showing IFN-γ suppresses fibroblast proliferation while AREG counteracts this, and systemic IFN-β drives NK cell exhaustion.
Cell Reports · Mar 20, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology