Exogenous IL-8 induces phagocyte activation in the compound ascidian Botryllus schlosseri

We studied the responses of Botryllus schlosseri phagocyte to human recombinant IL-8 (hrIL-8) at three different concentrations (10, 25 and 50 ng/ml). Both spreading ability and phagocytosis were significantly enhanced by the exogenous chemokine at 25 and 50 ng/ml in the culture medium and the effec...

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Main Authors: A Menin, L Ballarin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2006-02-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:https://isj02.unimore.it/index.php/ISJ/article/view/120