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The effects of triodothyronine and thymulin on avian NK cytolytic activity.

Marsh JA, Merlino PG, Staeheli P

International immunopharmacology1 Sept 2001Cited by 6 (Europe PMC)

PMID11562073 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1016/s1567-5769(01)00106-0 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-11562073
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Summary

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Results from this study2

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  1. 01LabEx vivo tissueActivity measurement

    In chicken NK cell cultures, thymulin alone significantly increased cytolytic activity in both K and SLD strains.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, thymulin alone increased chicken NK cell killing activity in both strains.

    Peptide
    Thymulin (serum thymic factor)
    Outcome
    IncreaseNK cytolytic activity
    Study

    chickenn: not reported in source

    K and SLD chicken splenocyte-derived NK cells
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In vitro thymulin treatments alone significantly enhanced cytolytic activity for NK cells for both K and SLD strains.
  2. 02LabEx vivo tissueActivity measurement

    In chicken NK cell cultures, thymulin increased responsiveness to ChIFN-gamma stimulation.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, thymulin increased chicken NK cell responsiveness to interferon stimulation.

    Peptide
    Thymulin (serum thymic factor)
    Outcome
    IncreaseNK responsiveness to ChIFN-gamma
    Study

    chickenn: not reported in source

    K and SLD chicken splenocyte-derived NK cells
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The greatest effect of in vitro thymulin exposure was to increase the responsiveness to NK cells to ChIFN-gamma stimulation.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    21 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    21 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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