ASCORBIC-ACID SUPPRESSES NATURAL-KILLER-CELL ACTIVITY IN BUFO-MARINUS
ASCORBIC-ACID SUPPRESSES NATURAL-KILLER-CELL ACTIVITY IN BUFO-MARINUS
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DOI:
10.3354/dao009001
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发表时间:
1990-08-16
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
COOPER, EL
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作者:
GHONEUM, M;SADEK, IA;COOPER, EL
The effect of ascorbic acid on natural killer (NK) cells in the marine toad Bufo marinus has been analyzed in vitro and in vivo. Peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) which were pre-incubated with ascorbic acid for 1 h at different concentrations (1 .times. 103, 1 .times. 104 and 1 .times. 105 M), exhibited a significant inhibition of NK cell activity (31.8 to 77.3%). Similarly, injection of ascorbic acid into the dorsal lymph sac of toads at 10 mg kg-1 d-1 inhibited NK cell activity; 16.1% at 1 wk and 25.8% at 3 wk. Suppression of NK activity by ascorbic acid in vivo and in vitro occurs without changing the binding capacity of effector cells to YAC-1 tumor targets.