DES effect on stimulation of the reticuloendothelial system
1983 Study Abstract
The observations that limited neonatal diethylstilbesterol (DES) exposure in mice produces persistent natural killing defects and that natural killer (NK) cells have an origin early in gestation suggested the possibility that NK abnormalities may exist in in utero DES-exposed women.
However, when compared to controls, these women showed slightly higher NK activity with no evidence of stimulation by accessory mononuclear cells. Altered natural killing cannot be invoked in this population as a contributing factor to increased cancer risk.
Sources and more information
- Natural killer cells in in utero diethylstilbesterol-exposed patients, Gynecologic oncology, NCBI PubMed PMID: 6654182, 1983 Dec.
- Natural killer (NK) cells featured image credit selfhacked.com/blog.
DES DIETHYLSTILBESTROL RESOURCES
- Source DES and autoimmune disease, immune-related diseases studies.
- Diethylstilbestrol DES studies by topics.