Role of thiols in human peripheral blood natural killer and killer lymphocyte activities |
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| Authors: | N H Stacey G K Craig |
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| Affiliation: | National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | The thiol reagents, dithiothreitol, diethyldithiocarbamate and reduced glutathione were each found to inhibit Natural Killer and Killer lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicities. A biphasic aspect to the inhibition with increasing concentration was observed with diethyldithiocarbamate and reduced glutathione. The inhibition observed in response to reduced glutathione, a non-permeant compound, suggests that cell surface thiols may be critical functional groups in the processes of NK and K lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicities. |
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