| Literature DB >> 2846751 |
S W Edwards1, J E Say, C A Hart.
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Luminol-dependent chemiluminescence was used as a monitor of reactive oxidant generation during phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by human neutrophils. Reactive oxidants play a crucial role in the killing of this organism because: (a) S. aureus was killed most rapidly when the rate of increase of chemiluminescence was greatest; (b) neutrophils which had been activated to generate reactive oxidants by re-aeration of anaerobic suspensions killed this bacterium more efficiently than control suspensions; and (c) neutrophils from a patient with chronic granulomatous disease could neither generate reactive oxidants nor kill S. aureus.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2846751 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-133-12-3591
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gen Microbiol ISSN: 0022-1287