| Literature DB >> 7682491 |
G J Puppels1, H S Garritsen, J A Kummer, J Greve.
Abstract
The presence and subcellular location of carotenoids in human lymphocyte subpopulations (CD4+, CD8+, T-cell receptor-gamma delta+, and CD19+) and natural killer cells (CD16+) were studied by means of Raman microspectroscopy. In CD4+ lymphocytes a high concentration (approximately 10(-3) M) of carotenoids was found in the Gall body. In CD8+ lymphocytes, T-cell-receptor-gamma delta+ lymphocytes and in natural killer cells carotenoids appeared to be concentrated (approximately 10(-4) M) in the Golgi complex. The concentration of carotenoids in CD19+ lymphocytes was found to be below the present detection limit, which is approximately 10(-6) to 10(-5) M. The results provide new possibilities to investigate the mechanism(s) behind the suggested protective role of carotenoids against the development of cancers.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 7682491 DOI： 10.1002/cyto.990140303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cytometry ISSN： 0196-4763