Article
Lymphokine-activated killing by human intestinal lymphocytes.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 1993
Ebert E C, Roberts A I
Abstract excerpt
Human intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), predominantly CD8+ T lymphocytes located between intestinal epithelial cells, may represent the first-line host defense against colon cancers. This study evaluates their lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) activity and compares it to that of lamina propria l...
Topics
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- CD2 Antigens
- CD3 Complex
- CD4 Antigens
- CD56 Antigen
- CD8 Antigens
- Humans
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated
- Lymphocytes
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Immunologic
- Tumor Cells, Cultured