Monocytes in inflammatory bowel disease: phagocytosis and intracellular killing.

The ability of peripheral blood monocytes from patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease to phagocytose and kill a standard strain of Staphyloccus aureus has been studied. Using lysostaphin, a rapidly acting muralytic enzyme, phagocytosis could be accurately differentiated from intra...

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Autori principali: Mee, A, Szawatakowski, M, Jewell, D
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: BMJ Publishing Group 1980