LYSOSOMAL RESPONSE OF A MURINE MACROPHAGE-LIKE CELL-LINE PERSISTENTLY INFECTED WITH COXIELLA-BURNETII
LYSOSOMAL RESPONSE OF A MURINE MACROPHAGE-LIKE CELL-LINE PERSISTENTLY INFECTED WITH COXIELLA-BURNETII
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.40.3.1155-1162.1983
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
BACA, OG
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作者:
AKPORIAYE, ET;ROWATT, JD;BACA, OG
The lysosomal response of a murine macrophage-like tumor cell line (J774) during persistent infection with C. burnetii was examined. By using acid phosphatase as a lysosomal marker, phagosome-lysosome fusion was shown to occur in J774 cells persistently infected with C. burnetii. This observation was verified using thorium dioxide, an electron-dense compound that is sequestered in secondary lysosomes. The phagolysosomes contained viable replicating riskettsiae. Spectrofluorometric analysis indicated that the phagolysosomal pH of persistently infected cells was acidic. To correlate rickettsial survival with lysosome function, the activities of several lysosomal enzymes were assayed in infected and uninfected cells. Activities of acid phosphatase and .beta.-acetylglucosaminidase were not significantly altered during infection. Infected cells appeared to display slightly higher intracellular lysozyme, .BETA.-glucuronidase and .beta.-galactosidase activities.