ReviewExperientia1992
Photon emission of phagocytes in relation to stress and disease.
Review in Experientia, 1992. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploration of the relationship between laboratory stress parameters and leukocyte coping capacity in ponies exposed to repetitive handling during a research project.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Preliminary assessment of the leukocyte coping capacity as a point of care marker in horses with stress associated diseases.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Dynamic Function and Composition Shift in Circulating Innate Immune Cells in Hibernating Garden Dormice.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Leukocyte Coping Capacity: An Integrative Parameter for Wildlife Welfare Within Conservation Interventions.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Article
- Detrimental Influence of Alveolar Macrophages on Protective Humoral Immunity during Francisella tularensis SchuS4 Pulmonary Infection.Infection and immunity · 2018Article
- The Response of Phagocytes to Indoor Air Toxicity.Frontiers in immunology · 2017Article
- Mode of delivery directs the phagocyte functions of infants for the first 6 months of life.Clinical and experimental immunology · 1999Article
- A simple, sensitive, non-stimulated photon counting system for detection of superoxide anion in whole blood.Experientia · 1996Article
- Glutathione-dependent modulation of exhausting exercise-induced changes in neutrophil function of rats.European journal of applied physiology and occupational physiology · 1996Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Phagocytes, the first-line cells of the body's defence mechanisms against invading pathogens, kill microorganisms by means of lysosomal degradative enzymes and highly toxic reactive oxygen intermediates. The reactive oxygen compounds are produced, in a process called the 'respiratory burst', by the NADPH oxidase complex in plasma membranes, and by myeloperoxidase in phagolysosomes after degranulation. These processes generate electronically excited states which, on relaxation, emit photons, giving rise to phagocyte chemiluminescence (CL). This paper describes the conditions for the measurement of CL, and reviews the activity of phagocytes from individuals undergoing stress or disease. The capability of phagocytes to emit photons reflects remarkably well the pathophysiological state of the host. In many cases even the magnitude of the stress, the presence of a pathogen in the body, or the activity of the disease can be estimated. Physiological changes, e.g. in the reproductive cycle, can also be predicted.
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