Table 1 Observed phagocytosis indexes in THP-1 cells that engulfed SE36-Beads under the various treatments.

From: Molecular Camouflage of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoites by Binding of Host Vitronectin to P47 Fragment of SERA5

  

Tested beads

Phagocytosis Index (%)

Fig. 5a(ii)

 

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads/VTN

79.9

Beads

31.1

Beads/VTN

32.8

Fig. 5b

NHS IgG

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads + IgG

131.0

SE36-Beads/VTN + IgG

70.4

Beads + IgG

24.4

Beads/VTN + IgG

19.8

HTS IgG

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads + IgG

291.6

SE36-Beads/VTN + IgG

286.4

Beads + IgG

31.1

Beads/VTN + IgG

25.1

Fig. 5c

NHS

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads/Normal serum

70.1

SE36-Beads/VTN-depl

162.5

HTS

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads/Normal serum

86.6

SE36-Beads/VTN-depl

266.6

Fig. 5d

NHS

SE36-Beads

100.0

SE36-Beads/VTN-depl

140.7

SE36-Beads/VTN-depl/VTN

49.6

SE36-Beads/Normal serum

38.4

  1. VTN, vitronectin; NHS, naïve human serum; HTS, Ugandan high anti-SE36 IgG-titer serum; and VTN-depl, VTN-depleted serum.
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