title: [NK cells in patients during complex therapy of destructive pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: Functional activity of peripheral blood NK-cells was studied in 85 patients aged 18 to 72 years with active destructive tuberculosis of the lungs. There was detected a significant decrease in the activity of the NK-cells them. The most pronounced decrease was observed in the patients over 50 years. The changes in the functional activity of the NK-cells during chemotherapy correlated with the time course of the tuberculosis process. The results of the study provided the use of the NK-cell activity index in addition to the other indices in estimation of the patients immunity status and control of the treatment efficacy. For correction of immunodeficiency detected by the NK-cell activity early use of immunostimulating agents in the combined therapy of the patients with destructive tuberculosis of the lungs was required.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Gogebashvili
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Nonikashvili
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: NK-kletki u bol'nykh v protsesse kompleksnoĭ protivo-tuberkuleznoĭ terapii destruktivnym tuberkulezom legkikh.