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Killer Ig-like receptor (KIR) genotype predicts the capacity of human KIR-positive CD56dim NK cells to respond to pathogen-associated signals.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 May 2009
Korbel Daniel S, Norman Paul J, Newman Kirsty C, Horowitz Amir, Gendzekhadze Ketevan, Parham Peter, Riley Eleanor M
Abstract excerpt
IFN-gamma emanating from NK cells is an important component of innate defense against infection. In this study, we demonstrate that, following in vitro stimulation of human peripheral blood NK cells with a variety of microbial ligands, CD56(dim) as well as CD56(bright) NK cells contribute to the overall NK cell IFN-gamma response with, for most cell donors, IFN-gamma(+) CD56(dim) NK cells outnumbering...
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