Effects of hyperosmolality on candidacidal activity of human neutrophil polymorphonuclear leukocytes and on clumping of Candida albicans by human serum.
Hyperosmolalities comparable to those of the renal medulla did not altered the clumping of C. albicans by human serum but diminished ingestion and evenmore the killing of C. albicans by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN).
D000371:Agglutination; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000276:immunology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000276:immunology