NK Max Confirms Relationship Between Body Composition and Immunity Using NK View Kit

NKMAX announced on the 18th that research results using its NK Vue? Kit were published. The NK Vue? Kit is a diagnostic kit that can accurately quantify NK cell activity using a small amount of whole blood (1mL).

The study involved Professor Eun-Kyung Seo, Professor Yoon-Kyung Lee, and Professor Hyo-Joo Oh from CHAUM Detox Slimming Center, Professor Baek-Hwan Cho from CHA University of Science and Technology, Professor Ah-Ra Cho from Gangnam Severance Hospital, and Min-Chan Gil, Director of Research and Development at NKMAX.

Analyzing the relationship between body composition and NK cell activity in a total of 8,058 adult men and women, it was confirmed that lower muscle mass and muscle ratio and higher body fat corresponded to lower NK cell activity. NK cells are immune cells that detect and eliminate abnormal cells such as cancer cells or virus-infected cells on their own.

The research team compared NK cell activity according to muscle ratio, body fat percentage, weight, and body mass index (BMI) based on gender and age. As a result, regardless of conditions, lower muscle ratio and higher body fat percentage were associated with lower NK cell activity. This suggests that to enhance immunity, exercise to increase muscle and reduce body fat, as well as obesity management, are necessary. Weight and BMI were not related to activity.

Professor Eun-Kyung Seo of CHAUM emphasized, “The results obtained from tests on 8,058 individuals increased the reliability and universality of the experiment,” adding, “For health and immune management, it is necessary to focus not simply on weight and BMI but to use body muscle ratio and body fat percentage as indicators and manage them accordingly.”

Professor Yoon-Kyung Lee of CHAUM stated, “Among various types of obesity, elderly obesity often involves sarcopenic obesity,” and added, “Since muscle and fat affect NK cell activity in people of all ages and genders, elderly individuals also need to check the ratio of muscle to fat through body composition analysis and actively increase muscle and reduce fat through exercise and management.”

An NKMAX official said, “Through this study clarifying the correlation between body composition and NK cell activity, we expect that our immune measurement kit, the NK Vue? Kit, can be utilized as an important indicator for health management.”

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