ROLE OF LYSOZYME IN MICROBICIDAL ACTIVITY OF RAT ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
ROLE OF LYSOZYME IN MICROBICIDAL ACTIVITY OF RAT ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.16.3.974-982.1977
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
STURGESS, JM
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作者:
BIGGAR, WD;STURGESS, JM
Lysozyme release from alveolar macrophages is stimulated by exposure to particles, such as latex and zymosan, and to bacteria. Rat alveolar macrophages contain 10-fold greater intracellular concentrations of lysozyme and release more lysozyme after stimulation than rat blood neutrophils. During 30 min of incubation in vitro, alveolar macrophages kill more than 99% of Micrococcus lysodeikticus in the incubation mixture, whereas neutrophils kill approximately 50% of the bacteria. The bactericidal capacity of alveolar macrophages for M. lysodeikticus exceeds that of neutrophils at all bacteria-to-cell ratios tested. This bacterial killing by alveolar macrophages is inhibited when specific rabbit anti-rat lysozyme serum is added to the incubation mixture. EM studies indicate that bacterial killing occurs extracellularly. Inidial degradation of bacteria occurs within 5 min, and lysis is complete by 25-30 min. Phagocytosis of lysed bacteria is maximum after 25-30 min. The greater quantities of lysozyme, both intracellularly and released into the extracellular environment by alveolar macrophages, suggest that this factor may be a mechanism by which alveolar macrophages contribute to pulmonary defense.