Evaluation of the effect of staphylococcal serine proteinase on phagocytosis.

Correlations between values of phagocytosis index and values of concentrations of staphylococcal serine proteinase were analysed. Preincubation of granulocytes with the proteinase stimulated phagocytosis of three bacterial strains: S. saprophyticus, S. aureus VS and S. aureus Smith diffuse. Significant correlations were also observed for S. saprophyticus strain in phagocytosis performed with or without bovine serum. Specific rabbit IgG anti-serine proteinase effected the increase of phagocytosis index only in the case of S. aureus Smith diffuse. Summary statistical analysis for all experimental conditions exhibits significant correlations also for S. aureus VS strain. No significant correlations were noted for the three remaining strains taken from patients.