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. 1988 Feb;59(2):245-58.

Toxicity of chronic high alcohol intake on mouse natural killer cell activity

R M Abdallah  1 , J R Starkey, G G Meadows
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  • PMID: 3358014

Toxicity of chronic high alcohol intake on mouse natural killer cell activity

R M Abdallah et al. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

The toxicity of chronic alcohol intake on natural killer (NK) cell activity of spleen cells from well-nourished, female C57BL/6 mice was studied in a 4-hour cytolytic chromium-release assay against YAC-1 lymphoma cells. Mice were fed a nutritionally complete crystalline amino acid diet and received 20% w/v alcohol solution for 12 weeks. Ad libitum and pair-fed control mice were given diet and either an isocaloric glucose solution or water. Decreased NK cell activity was observed in alcohol-consuming mice relative to all other control groups. NK cell activity was moderately decreased by feeding mice a high glucose diet, but more severely lowered in pair-fed groups compared to ad libitum control groups.

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