Phagocytosis in diabetic subjects: increase in hydrophobicity of granulocyte cytoplasmic membrane.
Granulocytes from diabetic subjects have impaired ability to engulf bacteria; the data obtained suggest that the alterations are correlated with an increase in surface hydrophobicity, as measured by contact angle.
D000328:Adult; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010587:Phagocytosis