Article
Enhanced lymphokine-activated killer cell activity by an immunomodulator, Roquinimex.
British journal of cancer - 1 Dec 1995
Vaz F, Silva M R, Ascensao J L
Abstract excerpt
Roquinimex (Roq) is an immunomodulator known to stimulate cellular immune responses. It is currently used for immunotherapy after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). One of the major features of this compound is an enhancement of natural killer (NK) cell activity and numbers. We studied the in vit...
Topics
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
- Bone Marrow
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Bone Marrow Purging
- Cell Count
- Cell Division
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclophosphamide
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells
- Humans
- Hydroxyquinolines
- Killer Cells, Lymphokine-Activated
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Phenotype
- Stimulation, Chemical
