title: Effect of vitamin A treatment on cellular immune reactivity in patients with CLL.
abstract: Treatment with vitamin A (100,000 U daily for 2 weeks) of patients suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia resulted in an enhancement of antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, natural killer cell activity and blastogenic response to plant mitogens.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gergely
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: González-Cabello
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jakab
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Vien
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bodó
mesh_terms: D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A