| Literature DB >> 6249765 |
U Galili, E Klein, G Klein, I Singh Bal.
Abstract
Lymphocytes isolated from the tumors and draining lymph nodes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients exhibit the following characteristics of immune activation: (1) stable E rosette formation, (2) natural attachment to various human cells, (3) sensitivity in vitro to the lytic effect of glucocorticoids. Although the NPC T cells attach in vitro to various cells they kill only EBV-genome-carrying targets. These findings suggest the occurrence of a local cellular immune response in NPC, possibly directed to EBV-determined antigens.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6249765 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910250111
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Cancer ISSN: 0020-7136 Impact factor: 7.396