Regulation of NK-cell function by mucins via antigen-presenting cells

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 541-543

  Laskarin, G ^a   Redzovic, A ^a   Srsen Medancic, S ^b   Rukavina, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CD1 ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD94 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTEGRIN; INTERLEUKIN 15; LIGAND; MANNOSE RECEPTOR; MUCIN; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2A;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DECIDUA; DENDRITIC CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PREGNANCY; TH1 CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-15; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MACROPHAGES; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MUCIN-1; MUCINS; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 77958468382     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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