Interferon-gamma-activated immature macrophages exhibit a high Trypanosoma cruzi infection rate associated with a low production of both nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-alpha
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Interferon-gamma-activated immature macrophages exhibit a high Trypanosoma cruzi infection rate associated with a low production of both nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract
Murine peritoneal macrophages (MPM) can be subdivided into two subpopulations of mature and immature macrophages. In contrast to mature macrophages, immature ones were highly susceptible to Trypanosoma cruzi infection. This highly susceptibility was associated with a low production of alpha 2-macroglobulin. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-activated immature macrophages also exhibited a higher infection rate than did IFN-gamma-activated mature ones. This higher rate of infection was associated with a low production of both nitric oxide (N = O) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). In contrast, mature MPM showed a lower rate of infection and produced higher levels of N = O and TFN-alpha. Taken together, these results show a clear-cut difference in the course of T. cruzi infection in relation to the macrophage maturation state.
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