Cytotoxicity of Human Cord Blood Natural Killer Cells is Enhanced by Recombinant Interleukin-15

Hematopoietic cord blood (CB) stem cell transplantation has more advantages to other cell sources because of lower Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD). Interleukin-15(IL-15) is an immunoregulatory cytokine, known to enhance cytolytic function of cord Natural Killer (NK) cells. The aim of this study wa...

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Main Authors: Shiva Saghafi, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Maryam Kheirandish, Anahita Azimdoust, Massoud Behnia, Mohammad Shahjahani, Mostafa Moin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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Online Access:https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/271