Graft-vs-Host Reaction - 6
Mechanism:
enot well
understood
eNatural killer
cells (NK) act as effector cells
ebelief is that
IL-2 activates NK cells to become lymphokine-activated killer cells
(LAK)
eNK cells are
seen attached to dying epithelial cells
eLAK cells are
not MHC-restricted and are able to lyse host cells
