Effect of tuftsin on the phagocytotic activity of the unicellular Tetrahymena. Does primary interaction develop imprinting?
The natural mammalian phagocytosis stimulator tetrapeptide tuftsin stimulated also the phagocytosis of the unicellular Tetrahymena. The selectivity of the Tetrahymena was not complete, as threonin-free tuftsin provoked a greater response. Treatment with tuftsin did not develop functional imprinting, however the binding capacity of cell membrane significantly increased after the first treatment.
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D013769:Tetrahymena pyriformis / Q000187:drug effects*; D014405:Tuftsin / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014405:Tuftsin