Neutrophil chemotactic responses induced by fresh and swollen Rhizopus oryzae spores and Aspergillus fumigatus conidia.
AUTOR(ES)
Waldorf, A R
RESUMO
With the induction of germination, Rhizopus oryzae spores and Aspergillus fumigatus conidia activate the complement system and induce neutrophil chemotaxis. In contrast, freshly isolated R. oryzae spores did not induce neutrophil migration into lung tissue of mice after intranasal inoculation. Moreover, in microchemotaxis assays neither fresh R. oryzae spores nor A. fumigatus conidia activated sera to stimulate human neutrophil chemotaxis above control migration until at least 10(7) or 10(8) spores or conidia per ml of sera were used. The increased generation of chemotactic factors by swollen spores and conidia was not due to an increased surface area, as there was decreased neutrophil chemotactic response to Rhizopus or Aspergillus hyphae when compared with swollen spores or conidia.
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