Get to know modern innovations in killing cancer cells and cells infected with viruses.
Recent advancements in medicine have allowed us to effectively measure NK cells, helping us determine both the remaining count (NK Count) and the activity (NK Activity) of NK cells with precision. This provides insight into the body’s future immune strength before disease onset and enables early disease prevention planning.
As mentioned above, NK Cells (Natural Killer Cells) are a type of white blood cell found in the bloodstream and are part of the body’s innate immune system. They act like the body’s defense army, protecting and eliminating foreign invaders, pathogens, viruses, and even cancer cells threatening our health. Unlike other white blood cells, NK cells do not need to recognize specific characteristics of foreign invaders to act. This gives NK cells a higher ability to destroy cancer cells compared to other white blood cells.
The function of NK cells helps assess the body’s ability to fight harmful foreign agents and evaluates the strength of your immune system in combating infections or cancer cells. Testing the potential of NK cells is therefore essential.
Under normal conditions, the effectiveness of NK cell function can decrease due to body weakness, often caused by aging, which is linked to an increased risk of cancer. Other factors, such as poor diet (low in protein), lack of sleep, excessive alcohol consumption, frequent smoking, and recurrent infections like herpes, shingles, and hepatitis, can also contribute to a decline in NK cell function.
Medical tests can measure NK Cell Count and NK Activity through a blood test, assessing an individual's ability to destroy viruses and cancer cells. Therefore, those who benefit the most from this test are those with low immune levels, as well as healthy individuals who wish to monitor their innate immune system’s function.
