opsonize - make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Type 1 pili are highly immunogenic [69], so nonpiliated bacteria may be hidden from the host immune system that would otherwise opsonize the bacterial cells by antibodies binding to the type 1 pili on the UPEC surface.
These cells favor antigenic presentation and through the production of antibodies opsonize the bacilli, activate the complement, and promote the formation of memory cells and plasma cells [27].
2007), nodule formation (Hine 1999), phagocytosis (Bayne 1990, Cheng 1996), wound healing (Franchini & Ottaviani 2000), and the productions of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and active enzymes that assist, opsonize, and accelerate hemocyte immune functions (Lin et al.
Antibody molecules directed against flagellar antigens can agglutinate and/or immobilize bacterial cells, or possibly opsonize them from phagocytosis, which presumably would aid in host defense [2,6,22,32].
The two primary functions of C are to directly lyse foreign cells by the membrane attack complex C5b-9 and to opsonize pathogens with C molecules [119].
Children with nephrotic syndrome have low serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels due to urinary loss of IgG, abnormal T lymphocyte function, and disruptions in the complement pathway, which decreases the ability to opsonize encapsulated bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumonia (Gbadegesin & Smoyer, 2008).