Li Meiling, Chen Yiran, Sun Xiaoli, Chen Kaihui, Hayashi Toshihiko, Itoh Kikuji, Mizuno Kazunori, Shunji Hattori, Hitomi Fujisaki, Weiwei Liu, Takashi Ikejima
PURPOSE: Besides comprising scaffolding, extracellular matrix components modulate many biological processes including inflammation and cell differentiation. We previously found precoating cell plates with extracellular matrix collagen I, or its denatured product gelatin, causes aggregation of macrophage-like human lymphoma U937 cells, which are induced to differentiation by phorbol myristate treatment. In the present study, we investigated the influence of gelatin or collagen I precoating on the bacteria phagocytosis in PMA-stimulated U937 cells...
March 25, 2024: Connective Tissue Research