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Jana Tulinska - NanoImpactNet

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PHAGOCYTIC ACTIVITY AND RESPIRATORY BURST<br />

OF LEUKOCYTES<br />

The assay evaluates phagocytic activity and<br />

respiratory burst of polymorphonuclear<br />

neutrophils neutrophil / monocytes monocyte exposed to the test<br />

compound in vitro.<br />

Principle of the assay<br />

� Heparinised whole blood is incubated with the FITC-labelled<br />

Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and hydroxyethidine<br />

�� Overall verall percentage of neutrophils and monocytes showing<br />

phagocytosis in general (ingestion of one or more bacteria per cell) and<br />

oxidative burst activity was measured in triplicates for each variable

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