Systemic injection of group A streptococcal peptidoglycan-polysaccharide complexes elicits persistent neutrophilia and monocytosis associated with polyarthritis in rats.
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Wells, A F
RESUMO
The perpetuation of inflammatory changes within joints elicited by persisting, poorly biodegradable group A streptococcal cell walls (peptidoglycan-polysaccharide complexes [PG-PS]) is well documented. Chronic changes in the bloodstream induced by PG-PS have not been described previously. We demonstrated that leukocytosis occurs within 3 days after intraperitoneal injection of PG-PS and remains elevated 20 weeks later. Chronic neutrophilia, monocytosis, and lymphocytosis were observed in all experiments. Chronic changes in platelet, erythrocyte, and reticulocyte counts were not seen. The newly documented leukocytosis, lasting for months after PG-PS administration, provided a circulating pool of leukocytes that may participate in chronic inflammatory events in the joint. Although the central role of the macrophage in PG-PS-mediated inflammation has been emphasized (F. G. Dalldorf, W. J. Cromartie, S. K. Anderle, R. L. Clark, and J. H. Schwab, Am. J. Pathol. 100:383-402, 1980), the polymorphonuclear cell may be involved in periods of exacerbation of streptococcal cell wall-mediated polyarthritis. This was supported by our observations that neutrophilia and monocytosis correlate well with the degree of chronic joint inflammation.
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