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Phenotypic and functional modulation of interleukin-2-activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells by anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibody.
Lymphokine and cytokine research - 1 Aug 1993
Yoshino I, Yano T, Miyamoto M, Sugimachi K, Kimura G, Nomoto K
Abstract excerpt
For effective adoptive cancer immunotherapy, not only killer lymphocytes (cytotoxic T cells or NK cells) but also helper T cells are considered to be beneficial. The conventional culture of human lymphocytes with high-dose of recombinant interleukin -2 (rIL-2) yields a high proportion of killer cells (CD8+ or CD56+ cells) but is usually accompanied by a decrease in the proportion of CD4+ cells. Peripheral blood...
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