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ArticleInfection and immunity1989

Effects of Histoplasma capsulatum on murine macrophage functions: inhibition of macrophage priming, oxidative burst, and antifungal activities.

J E Wolf, A L Abegg, S J Travis, G S Kobayashi, J R Little

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Article in Infection and immunity, 1989. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

J E WolfDepartment of Medicine, Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
A L Abegg
S J Travis
G S Kobayashi
J R Little
Jewish Hospital · US

Funding

LYMPHOCYTE BIOLOGY, THE MHC AND IMMUNE REGULATIONP01AI015353 · NIAID · JEWISH HOSPITAL OF SAINT LOUIS · PI PIERCE, CARL W · 1985 to 1991
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PHASE TRANSITIONS OF DIMORPHIC FUNGUS HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUMP01AI016228 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MEDOFF, GERALD · 1985 to 1988
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NIAID NIH HHS AI07015NIAID NIH HHS AI15353NIAID NIH HHS AI16228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histoplasma capsulatum yeast cells fail to trigger an oxidative burst response in normal murine macrophages. The results of this study, in which an in vitro assay of macrophage antifungal effects was used, extend these findings. During 18 h of incubation, unprimed elicited murine macrophages inhibited H. capsulatum growth only when macrophages were present in great excess. Gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-primed macrophages showed enhanced fungal growth inhibition but a similar requirement for an excess of phagocytes. Macrophages containing heat-killed H. capsulatum exhibited diminished antifungal effects toward viable H. capsulatum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. Parallel experiments showed no comparable effect of ingested latex particles on macrophage antifungal activity. Using chemiluminescence as a measure of the oxidative burst, we found that macrophages primed in vitro with IFN-gamma alone failed to exhibit a significant response to triggering by H. capsulatum yeast cells unless a second priming agent (tumor necrosis factor alpha or bacterial lipopolysaccharide) was added to IFN-gamma. Furthermore, macrophage priming with single agents was blocked by the prior ingestion of heat-killed H. capsulatum. These studies provide evidence that ingestion of H. capsulatum yeast cells can induce a prompt and enduring deactivation of murine macrophages.

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Macrophage ActivationOxygen ConsumptionPhagocytosisAnimalsColony Count, MicrobialFemaleHistoplasmaImmunosuppression TherapyLeucineMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred AMice, Inbred AKRMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBALeucine

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PMID2912897
PMCPMC313126
OpenAlexW1854426882

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