Phagocytic and oxidative burst activity of chicken thrombocytes toSalmonella,Escherichia coliand other bacteria
Open Access
- 1 December 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Avian Pathology
- Vol. 28 (6) , 567-572
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03079459994353
Abstract
The potential role of chicken thrombocytes in immune responses to Salmonella, Escherichia coli and other bacteria was investigated by in vitro assays of phagocytosis and respiratory burst activity. Thrombocytes were found to phagocytose bacteria, but were found to be less phagocytic than heterophils. Oxidative burst activity was generated upon challenge of thrombocytes with various Salmonella strains, E. coli, three other bacterial species, and zymosan A. These findings indicate that thrombocytes may play a role in innate immunity to bacteria in the chicken.Keywords
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