Abstract
Anaplasma phagocytophilum-infected neutrophil degranulation could exacerbate inflammation. Thus, the degranulation of infected neutrophils was assayed. Infected neutrophils expressed CD11b and CD66b, and supernatants of infected neutrophils showed more proMMP-9 and MMP-9 activity than controls and continued to do so for ≥18 h. Degranulation-related inflammatory tissue injury may account for some clinical manifestations in human granulocytic anaplasmosis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3680-3683 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Infection and Immunity |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2004 |