Natural killing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity are independent immune functions in the Minnesota miniature swine.
Natural killing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity are independent immune functions in the Minnesota miniature swine.
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自然杀伤和抗体依赖性细胞毒性是明尼苏达小型猪的独立免疫功能。
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发表时间:
1978
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
Y. B. Kim
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作者:
H. Koren;D. Amos;Y. B. Kim
Peripheral blood lymphocytes from Minnesota miniature pigs were tested for natural killing (NK) and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) in a 2- to 4-hr 51Cr release assay against human myeloid and lymphoid tumor target cells. Adult specific pathogen-free and germfree animals exhibited normal levels of activity in both assays. In addition, the NK and ADCC activities of peripheral blood lymphocytes from colostrum-deprived newborn piglets were examined. These animals were obtained by hysterectomy and previously shown to be immunologically "virgin." We found that these newborn piglets exhibited normal ADCC but lacked NK activity. The differences in the ontogeny of the two activities suggest that they are distinct. Preliminary effector cell characterization studies suggest that: (i) NK and ADCC in the pig are physically not separable; (ii) the majority of the cytotoxic activity on a cell-per-cell basis is mediated by the non-T lymphocyte fraction; and (iii) the rosetted T cells, which account for about 60% of the total pig peripheral blood lymphocytes, have low but demonstrable cytotoxic activity as well.