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Emori, Masako
Saito, Hajime
Tatano, Yutaka
Shimizu, Toshiaki
Tomioka, Haruaki
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We studied the antimicrobial activity of natural killer(NK)cells and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK)cells against Escherichia coli and some nontuberculous mycobacteria(NTM)including Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium intracellulare.
When the antimicrobial activity of these cells was measured in terms of the number of residual colony forming units of test microorganisms, it was found that E. coli was rapidly killed by these effector cells during a 3-h coculture. NK cells and LAK cells exhibited comparable levels of bactericidal activity against E. coli. On the other hand, both the effector cells failed to exhibit microbicidal activity against M. fortuitum during 18 h of incubation. NK cells but not LAK cells displayed a mild inhibitory effect against M. fortuitum. Notably, LAK cells exhibited strong cytotoxicity against NK cell-susceptible YAC-1 cells compared to NK cells. Next, antimicrobial activity against mycobacteria was measured in terms of 3H-uracil uptake after an 18-h coculture with the effector cells. NK cells displayed similar levels of activity against M. fortuitum and M. intracellulare. The antimicrobial action against M. fortuitum was blocked by NK cell-specific antiasialo GM1 antibody. These findings indicate that NK cells but not LAK cells are capable of bacteriostatic activity against rapidly growing NTM(M. fortuitum)as well as slowly growing NTM(M. intracellulare), although these NTM are much more resistant to NK cells than E. coli.
Journal Title
Shimane journal of medical science
Volume
28
Issue
1
Start Page
35
End Page
40
ISSN
03865959
ISSN(Online)
24332410
Published Date
2011-12-01
NCID
AA00841586
Publisher
Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
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Shimane University Faculty of Medicine
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
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PDF
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出版社版
Gyoseki ID
e14043
OAI-PMH Set
Faculty of Medicine
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http://ci.nii.ac.jp/vol_issue/nels/AA00841586_jp.html
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