Lectinophagocytosis of type 1 fimbriated (mannose-specific) Escherichia coli in the mouse peritoneum.

doi:10.1002/jlb.52.3.343

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Lectinophagocytosis of type 1 fimbriated (mannose-specific) Escherichia coli in the mouse peritoneum.

Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Sept 1992

Bernhard W, Gbarah A, Sharon N

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Bacteria can bind specifically to phagocytic cells via lectin-carbohydrate interactions and such binding is often followed by activation and degranulation of the phagocytes, as well as uptake and killing of the bacteria, a phenomenon designated lectinophagocytosis. Although extensively studied in...

Topics

Acetylglucosaminidase
Animals
Cell Degranulation
Escherichia coli
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Macrophage Activation
Macrophages
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C3H
Phagocytosis
Phenotype

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