Characterization of the in Vitro Effects of Glucocorticosteroids on NK Cell Activity |
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| Authors: | B K Pedersen J M Beyer |
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| Institution: | Laboratory of Medical Immunology TA, State University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | The NK cell activity of mononuclear cells as well as monocyte-depleted, Percoll-fractionated, NK cell-enriched effector cells against K 562 target cells was inhibited by methylprednisolone (MP) and hydrocortisone (HC) in a dose-dependent manner. The effector/target cell conjugate formation was studied in a single cell agarose assay, and it was shown that MP and HC partly inhibited the NK cell activity by inhibition of the adhesion of effector cells to target. |
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| Keywords: | natural killer cell activity methylprednisolone hydrocortisone |
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