Opsonization and phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites measured by flow cytometry

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Kumaratilake, LM [1 ]
Ferrante, A
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[1] Womens & Childrens Hosp, Dept Immunopathol, Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia
[2] Univ Adelaide, Womens & Childrens Hosp, Dept Paediat, Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia
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10.1128/CDLI.7.1.9-13.2000
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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A flow cytometric phagocytosis assay was established to investigate the role of anti-merozoite antibody, complement, and cytokines on the phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites by human neutrophils. This assay involved allowing fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled merozoites to interact with phagocytes and analysis of the cells on a FACScan with Lysis II software, To differentiate the proportion of neutrophil surface-bound merozoites from the merozoites ingested by neutrophils, the fluorescence of bound merozoites was quenched by adding trypan blue, The data showed that sera from malaria-immune individuals in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea promoted merozoite engulfment by neutrophils. The cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha, gamma interferon, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin-1 beta significantly increased the amount and the rate of merozoite phagocytosis by neutrophils. Optimum merozoite phagocytosis occurred when both cytokines and anti-malarial antibody were present.
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