Because the bacteria live within macrophage cells, treatment may be difficult, and the treatment periods may vary.
Taspine did not have an effect on specific assays for macrophage chemotaxis, neutrophil activation, fibroblast proliferation, or matrix assembly.
The cells were collected after the daughter was given granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor for 5 days to boost her white blood cells.
However, we have now extended these studies to use retroviral gene transfer methods to stably transduce macrophage precursors with these DNA constructs.
The earliest detectable lesions, called fatty streaks, contain macrophage foam cells that are derived from recruited monocytes.