Neutrophil chemi-luminescence and opsonic activities of young people with periodontitis in Thailand

• Main Authors: C. A. Henry, T. E. Winford, P. Laohapund, P. Yotnuengnit
• Other Authors: Baylor College of Dentistry
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Dentistry; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30590
• Institution: Mahidol University

The polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) produced significantly-higher chemi-luminescence (CL) peak values than neutrophils of healthy-paired controls when each population of cells was challenged with zymosan pre-opsonized with autologous serum. This enhanced CL was not attributable to the metabolic...