In vitro observation: the GFP-E. coli adhering to porcine erythrocytes can be removed by porcine alveolar macrophages

Although the activation of pathogen phagocytosis via complement system has been studied, erythrocyte-phagocyte interactions in pigs are not clearly understood. Therefore, we sought to investigate the ability of porcine erythrocytes to clear immune complexes (ICs) by using laser confocal microscopy a...

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Main Authors: Wei Yin, Chun Wang, Kuohai Fan, Na Sun, Yaogui Sun, Hongquan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6439.pdf