Modification of immune response by coats of Myxococcus xanthus myxospores.
Treatment with coats of M. xanthus myxospores produced a marked modificatory effect on humoral response, depending on the inoculation model. Also we observed that the percentage of adherent phagocytes and phagocytic index were enhanced after treatment. These results were similar to the effect obtained by M. xanthus myxospores. Data showed that the immune response modifier properties of M. xanthus myxospores are principally present in the coats.
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain.
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D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation; D005260:Female; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy; D007109:Immunity; D051379:Mice; D009231:Myxococcales / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology