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12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) treatment elevates the natural killer (NK) sensitivity of certain human lymphoid lines

  • Manuel Patarroyo
  • , Peter Biberfeld
  • , Eva Klein
  • , George Klein

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Abstract

The natural killer (NK) sensitivity of two Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-carrying Burkitt lymphoma lines (Daudi and Raji) and one EBV-negative acute lymphocytic leukemia-derived T-cell line (Molt-4) increased when they were cultured for 24 hr in the presence of the phorbol ester TPA. In the EBV-carrying lines, this increase occurred independently of the entry of the cells into the viral cycle. 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-treated Daudi and Molt-4 cells cross-competed for the effectors in the NK assay as indicated by the cold-target inhibition tests. TPA-treated cells showed an increased binding of human but not of mouse lymphocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-248
Number of pages12
JournalCellular Immunology
Volume63
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 1981
Externally publishedYes

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