Effect of endothelial cells on phagocyte-mediated anticryptococcal activity

Effect of endothelial cells on phagocyte-mediated anticryptococcal activity.

The anticryptococcal activity of peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and monocytes was compared on plastic versus human umbilical vein endothelial cell surfaces. Various amounts of PMN and monocytes were incubated on plastic or endothelial surfaces and then challenged for 18 h with Cryptococcus neoformans. Both phagocyte populations exhibited significantly more anticryptococcal ...

Effect of cytokines on anticryptococcal activity of human microglial cells.

The effect of selected cytokines on the antifungal activity of human microglia was studied with encapsulated and acapsular strains of Cryptococcus neoformans. None of the cytokines tested increased the fungistatic activity of microglia, suggesting that killing of cryptococci within the central nervous system is dependent on other host defense mechanisms.

effect of oral presentation on development of l2 learners grammar

this experimental study has been conducted to test the effect of oral presentation on the development of l2 learners grammar. but this oral presentation is not merely a deductive instruction of grammatical points, in this presentation two hypotheses of krashen (input and low filter hypotheses), stevicks viewpoints on grammar explanation and correction and widdowsons opinion on limited use of l1...

Granulysin for Anticryptococcal Activity NK Cells Use Perforin Rather than

Effect of two different intensity of physical activity on circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in healthy young women

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two different intensities of physical activity on circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in healthy young women. For this purpose, 15 female students from volunteers were randomly selected via questionnaire (group 1: mean age 22 ±1/8 years, BMI 20/81±1/91 kg/m2, n = 8. group 2: mean age 21 ±1/5 years, BMI 20/38 ± 1/66 kg/m2, ...