A flow cytometric assay for analysis of natural-killer cell-mediated cytolysis of adenovirus-transformed cells

Methods Mol Med. 2007:131:221-30. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-277-9_16.

Abstract

Natural-killer (NK) cells play an important role in recognizing and eliminating virally infected and transformed cells. To study this process, convenient assays for NK-cell function are required. Conventional NK-cell activity assays measure the release of 51Cr from prelabeled target cells following membrane disruption. This chapter describes nonradiometric assays for NK-cell killing of adenovirus-transformed human cells that can be applied to multiple cell samples using flow cytometry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / physiology*
  • Cell Death
  • Cell Line, Transformed
  • Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
  • Flow Cytometry / methods*
  • Humans
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*