Staphylococcus aureus has become a serious threat to human health. In addition to having
increased antibiotic resistance, the bacterium is a master at adapting to its host by evading …

A number of reports have been published describing phagocytosis assays for flow cytometric
analysis. In some of these, the fluorescence quenching technique has been used to …

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) can mediate cytotoxic reactions against virus infected
targets cells. We observed very efficient binding of PMN to HSV-infected fibroblasts when …

We present methods to study the effect of phenol soluble modulins (PSMs) and other toxins
produced and secreted by Staphylococcus aureus on neutrophils. To study the effects of the …

The degradation of herpes simplex virus particles after uptake by phagocytes was studied,
but, since lysis of the phagocyte also resulted in damage to the viral envelope, measurement …

A rapid and simple hybridization assay was developed as an alternative for virus titration for
the investigation of host resistance against HSV-1 infections in vitro. The probe which was …

Monocytes produced tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) upon interaction with infective
herpes simplex virus (HSV). Therefore, TNF-alpha and its action were examined in the …

Activation of the complement system plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of infection and
inflammation. Especially the complement activation products C3a and C5a, known as the …