Serum interferon levels and natural killer cell activity in patients with asbestosis.
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Reduced killer cell activity of lymphocytes from patients with asbestosis.
Immunological abnormalities in 30 patients with asbestosis were investigated by examining the cytoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells and antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity by killer (K) cells from peripheral blood lymphocytes; the effects of interferon on NK activity was also examined. Fifteen men and 15 women (mean age 58; range 40-72) with asbestosis but who were free of complications ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.39.1.65