Table 3 Killing of phagocytosed conidia revealed by propidium iodide staining.
From: Phagocytosis of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by primary nasal epithelial cells in vitro
Killing rate (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HNEC culture | Fungal species | Bound conidia (%) | 8 h | 12 h | 20 h |
C349P | A. fumigatus | 9.9 | 11.3 | 25.3 | 35.0 |
C350P | A. fumigatus | 9.5 | 9.3 | 40.0 | 47.3 |
C360Pa | A. fumigatus | 8.6 | 24.3 | 29.2 | 30.5 |
C367Pa | A. fumigatus | 7.5 | 22.0 | 24.7 | 29.9 |
Mean | 8.8 ± 1.1 | 16.7 ± 7.5 | 30.0 ± 7.1 | 35.7 ± 8.1 | |
C360Pa | P. chrysogenum | 8.9 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 15.3 |
C367Pa | P. chrysogenum | 6.4 | 6.3 | 14.7 | 18.8 |
Mean | 7.7 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 17.0 | |