Functional Characterization of Neutrophils from Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcicntus; Edentata, Dasypodidae) Infected with Microfilariae
- 1 Instituto Politécnico, Mexico
Abstract
The neutrophils from uninfected armadillos have adequate phagocytic and bacteriocidal activity, but diminished chemotactic activity. However, endocytic activity from armadillo neutrophils infected with bacteria, parasites or viruses is unknown. This report shows that neutrophils from armadillos infected with microfilariae displayed deficiencies in their bacteriocidal mechanisms and TNF-like production, but not in their endocytic capacity.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2006.5.7
Copyright: © 2006 Marcela López-Hurtado and Fernando M. Guerra-Infante. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Armadillo
- Dasypus novemcinctus
- microfilariae
- neutrophils