hrp0082p2-d3-487 | Endocrine Oncology | ESPE2014

The Cytotoxic Ability of NK Cells in Children with Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Kucharska Anna , Popko Katarzyna , Osinska Iwona , Demkow Urszula

Background: In autoimmune thyroiditis type Hashimoto the key role in thyrocytes destruction plays the spontaneous cytotoxic activity of T cells, and antibodies dependent mechanisms are of a less value. A spontaneous cytotoxicity is associated with the number and degree of activity of NK cells. An important role in this process plays perforin contributed in permabilization of target cells.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the study was to evaluate the ...