Natural killer activity and NK cytotoxic factors in peripheral blood and lymph node cells from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients.
Neoplasma
; 36(6): 701-8, 1989.
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ABSTRACT
Natural killer (NK) activity and natural killer cytotoxic factors (NKCF) were found to be depressed in large granular lymphocytes (LGL) from the peripheral blood and lymph node lymphocytes (LNL) from untreated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients. The LGL number was also reduced in NHL patients as compared to the normal subjects. The depression in all the activities mentioned above showed a correlation with the clinical status of the patients. Exogenous interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment of the effector cells could augment the NK activity to a comparable extent in normal as well as patient's LNL. The results indicate that the production of interferon may be affected in cases of NHL and therefore it would be worthwhile to test the tolerance and efficacy of IFN-alpha in these patients.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Linfoma não Hodgkin
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Células Matadoras Naturais
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Citotoxicidade Imunológica
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article