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In vitro effects of IL-12 and IL-2 on NK cells, cytokine release and clonogenic activity in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Leukemia - 1 Oct 1997
Sarina B, Cortelezzi A, Cattaneo C, Pomati M, Silvestris I, Di Stefano M, Lambertenghi-Deliliers D, Hu C, Monza M, Maiolo A T
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the in vitro effects of IL-12, alone and in association with IL-2 on MDS bone marrow and peripheral blood cells. Thirty-six patients and 14 healthy subjects were studied. Natural killer-activity (NK-a) levels and lymphocyte immunophenotypes were determined in fresh bone marrow (BMMNC...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bone Marrow
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Cytokines
- Female
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Interleukin-12
- Interleukin-2
- Killer Cells, Natural
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
