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Pneumococcus Infection of Primary Human Endothelial Cells in Constant Flow
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1Institut für Mikrobiologie,Technische Universität Braunschweig, 2Devision of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Science,Lund University, 3Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Max von Pettenkofer Institute,Ludwig Maximilians University, 4Department of Molecular Infection Biology,Helmholtz Center for Infection Research
Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 01:29Endothelial Cell Cultivation of HUVEC, Induction of VWF (Von Willebrand Factor)-release and Visualization of Multimerized VWF Strings
- 05:53Microscopic Evaluation of Bacterial Attachment to VWF-strings in Flow in Real Time and after Sample Fixation
- 07:12Results: Analyses of Bacterial Attachment to VWF Strings
- 08:33Conclusion
This study describes the microscopic monitoring of pneumococcus adherence to von Willebrand factor strings produced on the surface of differentiated human primary endothelial cells under shear stress in defined flow conditions. This protocol can be extended to detailed visualization of specific cell structures and quantification of bacteria by applying differential immunostaining procedures.
