Lymphokine-activated killer cells, natural killer cells and cytokines

• Published in: Current opinion in immunology Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 49 - 55
• Main Author: Perussia, Bice
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.1991
• Subjects: Animals; Cell Division; Cytokines - physiology; Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; Humans; Immunity, Innate; Interferon Type I - physiology; Interleukin-2 - physiology; Killer Cells, Natural - immunology; Killer Cells, Natural - metabolism; Mice; FCγRIIIA; TCR; IL; LTBMC; MHC; IL-2R; SCID; TNF; IFN; LGL; NKSF; GM-CSF; CSF; LAK; PBL; CLMF; NK
• ISSN: 0952-7915; 1879-0372
• DOI: 10.1016/0952-7915(91)90076-D

In the past year, natural killer cells have been the subject of much active investigation. The analysis of the effect of cytokines on the generation, proliferation and function of natural killer cells, and the definition of the lymphokines that they produce, have been particularly important areas of...