Dhillon, Sohita ; Saxena, Rajiv K. (2000) Upregulation of KIR expression on murine bone marrow cells by paraformaldehyde fixed tumor cells Immunology Letters, 70 (3). pp. 157-163. ISSN 0165-2478
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Abstract
We have previously shown that the activation of mouse spleen NK cells by IL2 is markedly boosted if paraformaldehyde fixed tumor target cells are added during the activation phase. In the present study, we have shown that such a boosting effect is not seen if mouse bone marrow (BM) cells are used instead of spleen cells. Addition of fixed tumor cells (1:100 ratio of tumor cells to BM cells) however resulted in a marked increase in the expression of Ly49 molecules on BM cells. The enhancement of Ly49 expression was not seen if fixed allogeneic BM cells were added, suggesting that Ly49 upregulation was tumor specific. Expression of Ly49A as well as Ly49C isotypes were augmented by fixed tumor cells. Moreover, increased Ly49 expression was seen on cell populations expressing TCRβ as well as NK1.1 markers. These results indicate that exposure to tumor cells may be an important factor regulating KIR expression on NK and T cells.Implications of these results are discussed.
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Keywords: | Mouse Spleen; IL2; Target Cells; Mouse Bone Marrow; Ly49; Tcrβ |
ID Code: | 51770 |
Deposited On: | 30 Jul 2011 05:40 |
Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2011 05:40 |
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