Tuberculosis and granulomatous immunity
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Investigators compare early infection of resting alveolar macrophages by M. tuberculosis with uptake of a readily killed nonpathogenic control organism. Initial intracellular particle counts and macrophage viability are matched. Lysosomal hydrolases were labeled before either organism was added. Measurements are made before antigen-specific T-cell activation.