Feline NK cells

From: Richard K. Meister (meister.1@osu.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 11 2002 - 16:35:44 EST


Hello, everyone:

Have any of you looked at NK (or K, for that matter) cells in cats?  If so,
how did you identify them?  I would be specifically interested in what  CD
markers can be used.  Also, what scatter population would you gate on from
a peripheral blood sample, the lymphocytes, monocytes, or both, or elsewhere?

My monoclonal panel for cats is currently a 3-color CD57 / CD4 or CD8 /
CD5, plus single-color CD21 and CD45.   I'm thinking that the NK cells
would likely be CD57(+) (at least a subset), CD8dim and CD5(-).  I have
been gating on the lymphocyte population, but I wonder if I am gating out
the NK cells.  I'm also not absolutely sure that they would be CD5(-).

Any references on cat NK cells would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Rick Meister

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