Hyperactivity of Neutrophil Leukotactic Responses during Active Bacterial Infection
Open Access
- 1 April 1974
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Vol. 53 (4), 996-1002
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci107666
Abstract
To determine if changes in neutrophil leukocyte function occur during active bacterial infection, the neutrophils of 25 patients with active bacterial infection and 25 age-matched controls were compared for leukotactic activity, random mobility, and nitroblue tetrazolium reduction. The neutrophil leukocytes of patients with bacterial infection were hyperactive in unidirectional movement toward a chemotactic stimulus as measured in the leukotactic assay and usually had increased nitroblue tetrazolium reduction. The mean leukotactic index was 165±56 in patients with bacterial infection and 70±11 in controls (P < 0.001). After 7-10 days of appropriate therapy with clinical and bacteriological response, leukotactic activity returned to normal values. A hyperactive leukotactic response continued, however, in patients with persisting bacterial infection. The hyperactive leukotactic response of circulating neutrophils appears to be an early and sensitive event in the inflammatory cycle stimulated by bacterial infection and may aid in the localization of invading bacteria.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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