Small clusters of immune cells called
granulomas form, walling off the bacteria.
Not exact matches
The
granulomas were in fact being guarded by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which normally
form fat and bone (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1073 / pnas.1007967107).
Instead, the bacteria enter and reside in the immune cells — specifically, macrophages —
forming the center of the
granuloma.
When he infected zebrafish with bright blue Mycobacterium marinum, he saw bright red immune cells quickly surround the bacteria to
form tightly organized
granulomas.
When zebrafish are infected with Mycobacterium marinum (blue), immune cells (red) quickly surround the bacteria to
form tightly organized nuggets called
granulomas.
«We think this particular regulatory gene controls late - stage survival when
granulomas are
forming,» says Bishai.
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Granulomas are whorls of tissue and cells of the immune system that
form around objects and disease organisms the body is attempting to wall off.