The Effect of Chlamydia trachomatis on Luminol-Dependent Chemiluminescence of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes: Requirements for Opsonization

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Abstract
The factors involved in the in vitro interaction of two strains of Chlamydia trachomatis with polymorphonuclear leukocytes were studied by employing the technique of luminal-dependent chemiluminescence. Unopsonized, partially purified elementary bodies of chlamydia failed to induce a significant chemiluminescence response when compared with serum-activated zymosan (C. trachomatis independent of specific antibody-binding sites.