title: Absence of K cells in human gut mucosa.
abstract: Lymphocytes have been isolated from human rectal biopsies in numbers sufficient for microassay procedures. No antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxic (ADCC) activity could be detected in normal or inflamed human gut mucosa, using two assay systems which detect predominantly K cell activity. The tissue localisation and circulation characteristics of K cells require definition before establishing their role as an efferent immunological mechanism.
mesh_terms: D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D003106:Colon / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology