Abstract
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) plays a crucial role in the migration of neutrophils to bacterium-infected sites. This study investigated IL-8 induction in Staphylococcus aureus-infected endothelial cells (EC). We observed that S. aureus-infected EC were induced to express both IL-8 mRNA and protein, which can promote transmigration of neutrophils across an EC monolayer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3407-3409 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Infection and immunity |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Infectious Diseases