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Cytocidal effect of Streptococcus pyogenes on mouse neutrophils in vivo and the critical role of streptolysin S.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2005
Miyoshi-Akiyama Tohru, Takamatsu Daisuke, Koyanagi Madoka, Zhao Jizi, Imanishi Ken'ichi, Uchiyama Takehiko
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We analyzed the in vivo dynamics of peritoneal exudate cells (PECs) in mice injected with group A streptococcus (GAS). A live low-virulence strain, as well as heat-killed low- and high-virulence strains, significantly increased the number of PECs (primarily neutrophils), whereas a live high-virulence strain did not. When coinjected with thioglycollate, the live high-virulence strain, as well as most other GAS...
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