Article
In vitro enhancement of natural cytotoxicity by atrial natriuretic peptide fragment 4-28.
Peptides - 1 Jan 2000
Moss R B, Golightly M G
Abstract excerpt
The presence of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) binding sites in the thymic cortex, medulla, and splenic white pulp suggests that this peptide may have immunoregulatory activity. We examined the effect of ANP on human natural killer (NK) cell activity. ANP significantly augmented NK cell cytotox...
Topics
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- CD3 Complex
- CD56 Antigen
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Humans
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Peptide Fragments
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
- Time Factors