Medical Reserch and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 79-82.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-490X.2014.01.018

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The mechanisms of NK cells in killing Toxoplasma gondii and the role of traditional Chinese medicine in its regulation

WU Dan,XIAO Beilei,LI Xiaodong,WANG Feiran,YANG Moyuan,WANG Weiqiang   

  • Received:2016-09-29 Revised:2016-09-29 Online:2014-02-25 Published:2014-02-25

Abstract: The killing activity of NK cells, whose main target cells are some tumor cells, cells infected by virus, tissue cells and parasites, etc, has no MHC restriction, and does not rely on antibody, so it plays an important role in the immune response to toxoplasma infection in cells. The following will review the Chinese herb ingredient which affects the activity of NK cells to kill toxoplasma and the mechanisms of NK cell in killing Toxoplasma gondii.

Key words: Toxoplasma gondii, NK cells, infection, Chinese native medicine ingredient, killing

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