A immunodeficiency of natural killer cells as effectors for natural killer and lymphokine-activated killer cytotoxicities was first demonstrated in siblings. Two of three male siblings persistently la...
A mAb, porcine NK-inhibitory mAb (PNK-I) that inhibits porcine NK activity without affecting antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) has been developed. PNK-I acts at the level of the effector...
We report herein that defective natural killer (NK) cell cytotoxicity, NK cytotoxic factor (NKCF) production and NK target binding ability of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) are funct...
To explore the mechanism of stress-induced inhibition of natural killer (NK) activity, female C57BL/6 mice were stimulated by electric foot shock and psychological stress for 7 days consecutively. The...
BACKGROUND: In a group of patients with head and neck cancers (H&NC), the expansion of the population of CD3-,CD16+ natural killer (NK) cells in the peripheral blood was studied. METHODS: Cytofluorime...