[Phagocytosis of human erythrocytes by Entamoeba histolytica. Quantitative study].
The degree of eythrophagocytosis of two recently isolated strains of E. histolytica was measured by microscopic examination. Amebas isolated from a patient with amebic rectocolitis (strain HM22:IMSS, monoxenic) ingested human red blood cells faster and in larger numbers than trophozoites isolated from an asymptomatic carrier (HM27:IMSS, monoxenic). The results suggest that an increased rate of phagocytosis could be one of the surface properties characteristic of the invasive strains of E. histolytica.
D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000097:blood*; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000502:physiology*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D010587:Phagocytosis
Fagocitosis de eritrocitos humanos por Entamoeba histolytica. Estudio cuantitativo.