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Effects of OK-432 on the proliferation and cytotoxicity of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells.
Journal of immunotherapy (Hagerstown, Md. : 1997) - 1 Jan 1999
Yamamoto K, Tanaka R, Yoshida S, Ono K, Mori H, Taniguchi Y, Oda T, Watanabe T
Abstract excerpt
We studied the effect of a streptococcal preparation, OK-432, on the cytotoxicity and the proliferation of lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells for use in adoptive immunotherapy. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were derived from healthy donors and patients with malignant brain tumors. We divided PBMC into two groups; these cells then were stimulated with interleukin-2 in the presence or absence of...
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