Respiratory burst activity associated with phagocytosis of Ehrlichia risticii by mouse peritoneal macrophages.
Peritoneal macrophages from two strains of mice, BALB/c and C3H/HeN, were analysed by flow cytometry for a respiratory burst associated with the phagocytosis of Ehrlichia risticii. Resident murine peritoneal macrophages failed to respond with a respiratory burst after phagocytosing E risticii. In contrast, mice previously infected with E risticii yielded peritoneal macrophages that did generate a respiratory burst on phagocytosing ehrlichiae.
Williams
N M
NM
Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546.
Cross
R J
RJ
Timoney
P J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D007114:Immunization; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012016:Reference Values; D016897:Respiratory Burst; D013045:Species Specificity