OK432-induced killer cell activity: Potential method for monitoring immunological complications after renal transplantation

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2067-2071

  Nishikido, Masaharu ^a   Kiyohara, Tatsuo ^a   Koga, Shigehiko ^a   Shindo, Kazuhiko ^a   Matsuya, Fukuzo ^a   Saito, Yutaka ^a   Kanetake, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytotoxic activity; OK432; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PICIBANIL; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; HEAT TREATMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KILLER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; MALE; MONITORING; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034796738     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/16.10.2067     Document Type: Article

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