Silk peptide treatment potentiates natural killer cell activity in vitro and induces natural killer cell maturation and activation in mouse splenocytes

• Main Authors: Sun-Hee Jang (Author), Mi-Sun Oh (Author), Hyang-Im Baek (Author), Ki-Chan Ha (Author), Jeong-Yong Lee (Author), Yong-Suk Jang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Silk peptide from cocoons of silkworm (Bombyx mori L., Bombycidae) has been employed as a biomedical material and exhibits various bioactivities, including immune-modulating activity. Objective: We analyzed whether silk peptide exerts direct modulating effects on NK cells using an NK cell l...