Natural killer NKG2A and NKG2D in patients with colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Ghada Refaat Meckawy,
Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed,
Wafaa K. Zaki,
Mona A. Khattab,
Mariam Maged Amin,
Mai Eldeeb,
Marwa Rushdy,
Nesma Ahmed Safwat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2219-679X
pISSN - 2078-6891
DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2018.12.13
Subject(s) - nkg2d , medicine , colorectal cancer , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , immune system , natural killer cell , immunology , gastroenterology , cancer , cytotoxic t cell , oncology , in vitro , biology , biochemistry
Natural-killer group 2 (NKG2), a characteristic receptor of natural killer (NK) cell family, assumes a vital role in modulating NK cytotoxic function. We aimed to detect mRNA expression of both NKG2A and NKG2D in serum NK cells obtained from colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
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