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Activation of Granulocytes by Phorbol-12-Myristate-14-Acetate (PMA) Enhances Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes

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Streptococci and the Host

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The expression of the M protein is thought to be responsible for the ability of Streptococcus pyogenes to resist phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL)6. Recently M-like proteins (Mrp) were shown to contribute to this major virulence mechanism10.

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  1. Institute of Medical Immunology, University Hospital, D-52057, Aachen, Germany

    Norbert Schnitzler, Klaus Schweizer, Regina Holland & Rudolf Lütticken

  2. Institute of Medical Microbiology and National Reference Laboratory for Streptococci, University Hospital, D-52057, Aachen, Germany

    Norbert Schnitzler, Andreas Podbielski, Gerhard Haase, Barbara Spellerberg & Rudolf Lütticken

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  1. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    Thea Horaud

  2. Hôtel Dieu Hospital, University Paris VI, Paris, France

    Anne Bouvet

  3. Henri Mondor Hospital, University Paris XII, Creteil, France

    Roland Leclercq

  4. Hospital of Fleyriat, Bourg en Bresse, France

    Henri de Montclos

  5. University Paul Sabatier and National Center of Scientific Research, Toulouse, France

    Michel Sicard

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Schnitzler, N. et al. (1997). Activation of Granulocytes by Phorbol-12-Myristate-14-Acetate (PMA) Enhances Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes . In: Horaud, T., Bouvet, A., Leclercq, R., de Montclos, H., Sicard, M. (eds) Streptococci and the Host. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 418. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_210

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