Wängberg B, Ahlman H, Tylén U, Nilsson O, Hermodsson S, Hellstrand K
Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Br J Cancer. 1995 Mar;71(3):617-8. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1995.120.
Eleven patients with disseminated midgut carcinoid tumour disease were subjected to hepatic artery embolisation. In six patients, lymphocytosis with a predominance of NK cells occurred and the cytotoxic activity of isolated lymphocytes increased. A relation between NK cell accumulation and subsequent radiological and biochemical response was observed, and it is suggested that anti-tumour mechanisms other than ischaemia may contribute to the therapeutic response in these patients.
11例播散性中肠类癌肿瘤疾病患者接受了肝动脉栓塞术。6例患者出现淋巴细胞增多,其中NK细胞占优势,且分离出的淋巴细胞的细胞毒性活性增强。观察到NK细胞积聚与随后的放射学和生化反应之间存在关联,提示除缺血外的抗肿瘤机制可能有助于这些患者的治疗反应。