Cytochemical and mycrobicide activity of blood phagocytes in pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Abstract

Aimed at non-specific reactivity of the organism, cytochemical activity and microbicidal properties of blood neutrophils and peripheral blood monocytes were studied in 102 patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis before the treatment, after in-tensive phase of therapy and after stopping anti-tuberculosis therapy. Increased hydrolytic enzymes' activity of leucocytes, levels of non- cationic proteins and decreased levels of cellular glycogen and induced NBT-test were observed without their dependence on drug-sensitivity of mycobacterial tuberculosis before and during the treatment.. At the same time, content of lipids in neutrophils and monocytes undergoes different changes.

Keywords

• туберкулез легких
• нейтрофилы
• моноциты
• фагоцитоз