THE CYTO-TOXIC ACTIVITY OF HUMAN NATURAL-KILLER CELLS REQUIRES AN INTACT SECRETORY APPARATUS
THE CYTO-TOXIC ACTIVITY OF HUMAN NATURAL-KILLER CELLS REQUIRES AN INTACT SECRETORY APPARATUS
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DOI:
10.1016/0008-8749(81)90152-0
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
SAKSELA, E
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作者:
CARPEN, O;VIRTANEN, I;SAKSELA, E
The effect of various inhibitors of cellular secretion and motility on the cytolytic activity of human natural killer (NK) cells was studied. As effector cells, highly purified peripheral blood lymphocytes consisting of 75-85% large granular lymphocytes (LGL) that were responsible for the NK activity in man were used. Treatment of the effector cells with a carboxylic ionophore monensin irreversibly inhibited the NK-cell-mediated killing. This drug interrupts the vesicular traffic of Golgi-derived vesicles and thus the results strongly suggested that secretory processes are required in human NK cell cytolytic activity. In the monensin-treated effector cells large glycoprotein amounts accumulated in the Golgi area within 24 h of incubation. The lytic activity did not require intact microtubules since effector cells in which vinblastine-induced tubulin-containing paracrystals were demonstrated still mediated normal NK activity. Energy was required in the human NK-cell-mediated cytolysis. The lethal hit stage of the cytolytic activity was preceded by formation of intimate contacts between effector and target cells and required active cell movement and divalent cations [Mg2+ and Ca2+].