Natural killer activity in the experimental privational rickets
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2002-05-01
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Kaneno, Ramon [UNESP]
Duarte, AJS
Borelli, A.
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Elsevier B.V.
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To study the 'in vivo' importance of vitamin D on the natural killer (NK) activity, rats were submitted to privational rickets induced by a diet deficient in vitamin D and phosphorus (D-P-). Thirty days after the beginning of treatment the animals showed low body weight, changes in the bone development, and decreased levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D-3 (25-OH D-3). NK activity, evaluated using a cytotoxicity assay against Cr-51-labeled Yac.1 target cells, was not modified by the rickets-inducing treatment during the first 30 days. Following a long-term treatment (60 days) the rachitic rats (D-P-) exhibited higher NK activity than control animals (D + P +) (P < 0.05). on the other hand, D - P + animals showed higher cytotoxic activity than D - P - and D + P + groups. Feed replacement to the rachitic rats by a complete diet (D - P - /D + P +) led to a partial recuperation of growth, bone development, and 25-OH D-3 scrum. levels. The NK activity was also influenced by vitamin D intake, decreasing after treatment. (C) 2002 Elsevier B.V. B.V. All rights reserved.
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immunity, natural killer, phosphorus, rickets, vitamin D
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Immunology Letters. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 81, n. 3, p. 183-189, 2002.