title: Migration of canine neutrophils to chitin and chitosan.
abstract: Suspension of chitin and chitosan particles (mean size of 1 micron) were found to attract canine neutrophils chemotactically as determined by a checkerboard assay through polycarbonate filter with 5 microns pore size in Blind well chamber. Suspension of chitin induced chemokinetic migrations of the neutrophils. These evidences might reflect accumulation of neutrophils to chitin- and chitosan-implanted regions in dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuhashi
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Kumazawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigemasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000276:immunology*; D048271:Chitosan; D004285:Dogs / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002686:Chitin; D048271:Chitosan