[The quantitative determination of peripheral blood natural killers in stomach cancer patients].
Quantitative parameters of natural killer cells (morphologically defined as large granule-containing lymphocytes/LGL/) were monitored. Gastric cancer patients revealed a decrease in LGL level and absolute count. In patients with stage III tumor, LGL and A-LGL levels were half those in controls. The lowest LGL level was observed in stage IV cancer, particularly, following chemotherapy. LGL level is easy to measure. The test is instrumental in assessing non-specific reactivity of the body.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000166:cytology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000276:immunology
Kolichestvennoe opredelenie estestvennykh killerov perifericheskoĭ krovi u bol'nykh rakom zheludka.