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Cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA enhance IL-15-induced natural killer cell differentiation
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- Title
- Cryptotanshinone and tanshinone IIA enhance IL-15-induced natural killer cell differentiation
- Author(s)
- Won Sam Kim; Dong Oh Kim; Sung Jin Yoon; Mi Jeong Kim; Suk Ran Yoon; Young-Jun Park; Haiyoung Jung; Tae-Don Kim; Byoung-Mog Kwon; In Pyo Choi
- Bibliographic Citation
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 425, no. 2, pp. 340-347
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Abstract
- Natural killer (NK) cells are a subset of lymphocytes crucial for innate and adaptive immune responses. Here we show a stimulatory effect of cryptotanshinone (CTS) and tanshinone IIA (TS), isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, on the differentiation of NK cells. In the presence of IL-15, tanshinones increased NK cell maturation, NK cell differentiation and the expression of several transcription factors, including Id2, GATA3, T-bet, and Ets-1. Additionally, tanshinones increased p38 MAPK phosphorylation during NK cell differentiation. Furthermore, the p38 inhibitor SB203580 blocked the developmental effects of the tanshinones and suppressed Id2, T-bet, and Ets-1 expression during NK cell differentiation. These results suggest that tanshinones
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Type
- Article
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