Adherent neoplastic cells grown at confluence downregulate HLA class I expression and enhance their susceptibility to lysis mediated by natural killer cells

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 459-465

  Ferlazzo, G ^a   Semino, C ^b   Quartarone, G ^c   Pietra, G ^b   Melioli, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer cell; Cell line; Cytotoxicity; HLA Class I; Natural killer cell

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0030691812     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1997.tb02900.x     Document Type: Article

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