Table 2 Extent of phagocytosis of A. fumigatus and P. chrysogenum conidia by HNEC revealed using the fluorescence brightener Blankophor to stain non-phagocytosed conidia.
From: Phagocytosis of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by primary nasal epithelial cells in vitro
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HNEC culture | Fungal species | Bound conidia (%) | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h | 20 h |
C313P | A. fumigatus | 12.2 | 18.4 | 33.4 | Nd | Nd |
C321P | A. fumigatus | 14.4 | 8.3 | 12.5 | nd | nd |
C338P | A. fumigatus | 12.0 | 12.8 | 28.6 | nd | nd |
C349P | A. fumigatus | 9.9 | nd | 14.5 | 19.2 | 38.1 |
C350P | A. fumigatus | 9.5 | nd | 20.9 | 16.1 | 27.6 |
C360Pa | A. fumigatus | 8.6 | nd | 11.5 | 9.9 | 20.9 |
C367Pa | A. fumigatus | 7.5 | nd | 9.2 | 9.7 | 20.3 |
Mean | 10.6 ± 2.4 | 13.2 ± 5.1 | 18.7 ± 9.3 | 14.0 ± 4.7 | 26.7 ± 8.3 | |
C360Pa | P. chrysogenum | 8.9 | nd | 9.0 | 11.9 | 17.2 |
C367Pa | P. chrysogenum | 6.4 | nd | 10.2 | 10.5 | 18.3 |
Mean | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.2 | 17.8 | ||