Contact Inhibition Causes Strong Downregulation of Expression of MICA in Human Fibroblasts and Decreased NK Cell Killing

Human Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-187

  Zou, Yizhou ^a   Mirbaha, Fariba ^a   Stastny, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

contact inhibition; Fibroblasts; MICA; NK cells

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1 CHAIN RELATED A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 6B3; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; ROTTLERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL CONTACT; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL KILLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTACT INHIBITION; CYTOTOXICITY; DOWN REGULATION; FIBROBLAST; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETOPHENONES; BENZOPYRANS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CONTACT INHIBITION; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOWN-REGULATION; FIBROBLASTS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; PROTEIN KINASE C;

EID: 33646366671     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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