Article
Functional characterization of liver-associated lymphocytes in patients with liver metastasis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 1993
Winnock M, Garcia-Barcina M, Huet S, Bernard P, Saric J, Bioulac-Sage P, Gualde N, Balabaud C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The liver-associated lymphocytes (LAL) population is mainly composed of cells with natural killer (NK) activity expressing the CD3+/-CD56+ phenotype. No evident difference has been found in the phenotypic data between patients with benign or malignant liver disease. In this study, the cytotoxic pattern of this population has been characterized from patients who underwent an operation for benign or...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- CD3 Complex
- CD56 Antigen
- Chromium Radioisotopes
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans