Figure 5

Kinetics of the cytoplasmic spreading of uninfected (A) or Leishmania-infected (B) human monocytes on a fibronectin-coated surface, estimated by IRM. The data on the kinetics of cytoplasmic spreading are shown in graph C, which shows uninfected monocytes (CONTROL) and monocytes cultured with Leishmania (INFECTED). (D): Estimate of the cell contact area obtained from random fields. The graph is representative of four independent experiments. Scale bar, 5 μm.