Depressed natural killer cell activity due to decreased natural killer cell population in a vitamin E-deficient patient with Shwachman syndrome: Reversible natural killer cell abnormality by α-tocopherol supplementation

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 444-448

  Adachi, N ^a   Migita, M ^a   Ohta, T ^a   Higashi, A ^a   Matsuda, I ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tocopherol supplementation; Natural killer cell activity; Shwachman syndrome; Vitamin E deficiency

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CHROMIUM 51;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHWACHMAN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, CD56; BONE MARROW DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; RECEPTORS, IGG; SYNDROME; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN E DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030909632     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050634     Document Type: Article

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