Defective function of lymphokine-activated killer cells and natural killer cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

T Saibara, S Onishi, H Sakaeda, Y Yamamoto - Hepatology, 1989 - journals.lww.com
Lymphokine-activated killer activity and natural killer activity in hepatocellular carcinoma
patients were assessed. Maximum lymphokine-activated killer activity was induced at 3 to 5 …

Depressed lymphokine-activated killer activity and analysis of the precursor cells in peripheral blood of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

M Shirai, S Watanabe, M Nishioka - Hepato-gastroenterology, 1990 - europepmc.org
The in vitro lymphokine-activated killer activity and natural killer activity of peripheral blood
mononuclear cells from 33 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were investigated …

[PDF][PDF] Lymphokine‐activated killer cell activity in patients with primary and metastatic malignant liver tumors

RE Schwarz, S Iwatsuki, RB Herberman… - …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Lymphokine‐activated killer cells were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells
of 33 patients with liver tumors (benign, 6; primary malignant, 10; metastatic, 17) and 10 …

Natural killer and activated killer activities in chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma: evidence for a decreased lymphokine-induced activity of effector cells …

H Hirofuji, S Kakumu, A Fuji, Y Ohtani… - Clinical and …, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Natural killer (NK) and activated killer (AK) cells appear to be important in
immunoregulation, elimination of virus-infected cells and resistance to tumours. NK activity …

Assessment of lymphokine-activated killer activity and γ-interferon production in patients with small hepatocellular carcinomas

T Saibara, T Maeda, M Miyazaki, S Onishi… - Hepatology, 1993 - journals.lww.com
We have previously reported depressed γ-interferon production and depressed lymphokine-
activated killer and natural killer activity in patients with relatively large hepatocellular …

Depressed natural killer cell activity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro effects of interferon and levamisole

K Son, M Kew, AR Rabson - Cancer, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
Enriched lymphocytes from patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma showed
considerably reduced natural cytotoxicity against two established hepatoma cell lines and …

Defective immunological functions associated with abnormal lymphokine‐activated killer activity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

M SHIRAI, S WATANABE… - … of Gastroenterology and …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
The in vitro lymphokine‐activated killer (LAK) activity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells
(PBMC) from 36 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma was investigated. The activity was …

Natural killer activity of human liver-derived lymphocytes in various liver diseases

K Hata, DH van Thiel, RB Herberman, TL Whiteside - Hepatology, 1991 - journals.lww.com
Liver-derived lymphocytes were isolated from 40 human livers with end-stage liver disease
that were removed at the time of orthotopic liver transplantation. In addition, 10 resection …

Lysis of primary hepatic tumours by lymphokine activated killer cells.

KH Hsieh, SY Shu, CS Lee, CT Chu, CS Yang… - Gut, 1987 - gut.bmj.com
Lymphokine activated killer cell is a newly described lytic system against a variety of solid
tumours and is distinct in several respects from the classic cytolytic T cell and the natural …

Natural killer cell activity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma relative to early development and tumor invasion

WL Chuang, HW Liu, WY Chang - Cancer, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the significance of natural killer (NK) cell activity in the clinical assessment of
patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 32 patients combined with liver cirrhosis (LC) …