| Literature DB >> 2345864 |
Y Tanaka1, S Shiozawa, I Morimoto, T Fujita.
Abstract
In a serum-free culture containing no zinc, zinc enhanced the proliferation of T cells in response to interleukin 2 (IL-2), and also the in vitro production of IL-2 by T cells. Although the lymphocyte proliferation was partially inhibited by anti-IL-2 antibodies, it was completely inhibited by anti-IL-2 receptor (CD25) antibodies. A Scatchard plot analysis showed that zinc induced the expression of high-affinity receptors for IL-2 on lymphocytes. The results indicated that zinc may be essentially required for IL-2-mediated T-cell activation.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2345864 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1990.tb02805.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Immunol ISSN: 0300-9475 Impact factor: 3.487