Increased susceptibility to metastasis during pro-oestrus/oestrus in rats: possible role of oestradiol and natural killer cells

Natural Killer Cells: Their Roles in Defenses Against Disease

1981 • 1,353 citations

Variations in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Response to Stress during the Estrous Cycle in the Rat

1991 • 664 citations

Monoclonal antibody to a triggering structure expressed on rat natural killer cells and adherent lymphokine-activated killer cells.

1989 • 365 citations

Role of NK cells in the control of metastatic spread and growth of tumor cells in mice

1982 • 357 citations

Measurement of Serum Steroid and Gonadotropin Levels and Uterine and Ovarian Variables throughout 4 Day and 5 Day Estrous Cycles in the Rat1

1979 • 288 citations

Correlation of stress factors with sustained depression of natural killer cell activity and predicted prognosis in patients with breast cancer.

1987 • 287 citations

Direct evidence for the role of LGL in the inhibition of experimental tumor metastases.

1985 • 279 citations

Role of organ-associated NK cells in decreased formation of experimental metastases in lung and liver.

1985 • 275 citations

Stress increases metastatic spread of a mammary tumor in rats: Evidence for mediation by the immune system

1991 • 244 citations

Gonadal steroids modulate human monocyte interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) activity

1989 • 186 citations

MENSTRUAL INFLUENCE ON SURGICAL CURE OF BREAST CANCER

1989 • 184 citations

Timing of surgery during menstrual cycle and survival of premenopausal women with operable breast cancer

1991 • 179 citations

Morphine attenuates surgery-induced enhancement of metastatic colonization in rats

1993 • 169 citations

In vivo role of natural killer cells: involvement of large granular lymphocytes in the clearance of tumor cells in anti-asialo GM1-treated rats.

1983 • 166 citations

Progesterone and Estradiol Modulate Interleukin-1βMessenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in Cultured Human Peripheral Monocytes*

1989 • 164 citations

Enhancement of tumor metastasis and suppression of natural killer cell activity by beta-estradiol treatment.

1983 • 147 citations

The role of natural killer cells in the control of tumor growth and metastasis

1985 • 130 citations

Acute alcohol intoxication suppresses natural killer cell activity and promotes tumor metastasis

1996 • 130 citations

The Role of LGL/NK Cells in Surgery-Induced Promotion of Metastasis and Its Attenuation by Morphine

1994 • 127 citations

Timing of Breast Cancer Excision during the Menstrual Cycle Influences Duration of Disease-free Survival

1991 • 126 citations

Evidence for the role of natural immunity in the control of metastatic spread of head and neck cancer

1987 • 123 citations

Effect of menstrual phase on surgical treatment of breast cancer

1994 • 119 citations

Gender differences in IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 receptor antagonist secretion from mononuclear cells and urinary excretion.

1994 • 119 citations

In vivo treatment with monoclonal antibody 3.2.3 selectively eliminates natural killer cells in rats.

1990 • 89 citations

Natural Killer Cell Activity: Age, Estrous-and Circadian-Stage Dependence and Inverse Correlation With Metastatic Potential

1988 • 83 citations

Natural killer (NK) activity in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with benign and malignant breast disease

1982 • 79 citations

Variation in natural killer activity in peripheral blood during the menstrual cycle.

1985 • 77 citations

Interleukin-1 type I receptor messenger ribonucleic acid expression in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle

1993 • 71 citations

Hormone specific regulation of natural killer cells by cortisol Direct inactivation of the cytotoxic function of cloned human NK cells without an effect on cellular proliferation

1991 • 67 citations

The Relation of Ovarian Steroid Levels in Young Female Rats to Subsequent Estrous Cyclicity and Reproductive Function during Aging1

1986 • 63 citations

Estrogen and antiestrogen modulation of the levels of mouse natural killer activity and large granular lymphocytes

1987 • 61 citations

Cultured Human Luteal Peripheral Monocytes Secrete Increased Levels of Interleukin-1*

1990 • 61 citations

Effect of estrogen on natural killer cells

1979 • 57 citations

Effect of sex hormones on NK and ADDC activity of mice

1988 • 57 citations

NK Cell Activity and Estrogen Hormone Levels during Normal Human Pregnancy

1988 • 53 citations

Timing of surgery in relation to the menstrual cycle in premenopausal women with operable breast cancer

1994 • 51 citations

Interleukin-1 in human ovarian cells and in peripheral blood monocytes increases during the luteal phase: Evidence for a midcycle surge in the human

1994 • 50 citations

Ethanol increases tumor progression in rats: Possible involvement of natural killer cells

1992 • 49 citations

Hyperprolactinemia inhibits natural killer (NK) cell functionin vivo and its bromocriptine treatment not only corrects it but makes it more efficient

1992 • 42 citations

Functional heterogeneity between NKR-P1bright/Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (L.E.)bright and NKR-P1bright/L.E.dim subpopulations of rat natural killer cells.

1992 • 34 citations

The influence of estradiol and tamoxifen on the mixed lymphocyte reaction in rats

1991 • 22 citations

The development of sexual dimorphism in natural killer cell activity and resistance to tumor metastasis in the Fischer 344 rat

1995 • 22 citations

Natural killer cells: history, relevance, and clinical applications.

1990 • 21 citations

Effect of low-dose oral contraceptives on natural killer cell activity

1989 • 13 citations

Estrogen Exposure Affects the Post-Ovariectomy Increases in Both LH and FSH Release in Female Rats

1986 • 10 citations

Detection of function-associated molecules on rat NK cells and their role in target cell lysis

1992 • 10 citations

Evidence for the origin of the unoccupied oestrogen receptor in nuclei of a human breast-cancer cell line (MCF-7)

1982 • 9 citations

Splenocyte natural killer cell activity and metastatic potential are inversely dependent on estrous stage.

1988 • 9 citations

Menstrual effects on surgical treatment for breast cancer

1993 • 6 citations

Pituitary and ovarian interleukin-1α content changes according to estrous cycle and acute stress exposure

1994 • 4 citations