Abstract
The search for the bactericidal activity of macrophage (Mϕ) is crucial not only during infection, but also to explore its functional activities in normal and pathological conditions, such as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, allergic inflammation, and cancer. There are several methods exploring the phagocytic and bactericidal activities of Mϕ. This chapter focuses specifically on the technique called antibiotic protection assay and on the methods for the determination of Mϕ production of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide as antimicrobial agents and biomarkers of respiratory burst. The protocols presented herein are valid for both Mϕ cell lines and monocyte-derived Mϕs (MDMs).
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Aribi, M. (2018). Macrophage Bactericidal Assays. In: Rousselet, G. (eds) Macrophages. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1784. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7837-3_14
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