title: Ingestion of Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Escherichia coli by human peritoneal mesothelial cells.
abstract: In the present study we examined whether mesothelial cells can ingest and digest bacteria. The results showed that all strains were ingested. Ingested staphylococci proliferated abundantly, and only a few were digested. Escherichia coli, however, was digested during the first 8 h, whereafter the mesothelial cells disintegrated and proliferation of bacteria could be observed. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors: Department of Cell Biology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands.
authors: C E
authors: CE
authors: Visser
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Brouwer-Steenbergen
authors: I L
authors: IL
authors: Schadee-Eestermans
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Meijer
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Krediet
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Beelen
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis