RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE AND HUMAN RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MYCOPLASMA-PNEUMONIAE AND HUMAN RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.3.5.694-701.1971
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发表时间:
1971-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
CLYDE, WA
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作者:
COLLIER, AM;CLYDE, WA
The interaction was studied betweenMycoplasma pneumoniaeand its natural host cell, the human respiratory epithelium. Organized, ciliated cells provided by fetal trachea in organ culture enabled examination of the host-parasite relationship by light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Impairment of cellular function was reflected by disorganization and loss of ciliary motion; this was associated with a sequence of cytopathological changes denoting progressive cell injury. The organisms were found concentrated on the luminal surface of ciliated epithelium and cells lining the submucosal glands. A differentiated portion of theMycoplasma, consisting of an extension of the unit membrane containing an electron-dense core surrounded by a lucent space, served as the means of attachment to host cells. The findings suggest that the pathogenicity ofM. pneumoniaedepends upon intimate extracellular infection with production of functional and structural changes initiated by host cell membrane injury.