Lysosomal response of a murine macrophage-like cell line persistently infected with Coxiella burnetii.
AUTOR(ES)
Akporiaye, E T
RESUMO
The lysosomal response of a murine macrophage-like tumor cell line (J774) during persistent infection with Coxiella burnettii was examined. By using acid phosphatase as a lysosomal marker, it was shown that phagosome-lysosome fusion occurred in J774 cells persistently infected with C. burnetii. This observation was verified using thorium dioxide, an electron-dense compound that is sequestered in secondary lysosomes. The phagolysosomes contained viable replicating rickettsiae. Spectrofluorometric analysis indicated that the phagolysosomal pH of persistently infected cells was acidic. In attempts to correlate rickettsial survival with lysosome function, the activities of several lysosomal enzymes were assayed in both infected and uninfected cells. Activities of acid phosphatase and beta-acetylglucosaminidase were not significantly altered during infection. However, infected cells appeared to display slightly higher intracellular lysozyme, beta-glucuronidase, and beta-galactosidase activities.
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