[The cytochemistry of antibacterial cationic proteins of leukocytes during phagocytosis and inflammation]

Abstract

The article deals with data on lysosomal cationic proteins. Many properties of cationic proteins of leucocytes justify the assumption about their possible genetic affinity to nuclear histones. A high antibacterial activity of cationic proteins justified a more profound investigation into their role in phagocytosis and in formation of anti-infectious resistance in inflammation foci. The question concerning cationic proteins as mediators of inflammation is discussed. The suggested methods for staining cationic proteins may be used in determination of the fate of phagocytized bacteria, in studies of cytochemistry of cationic proteins of leucocytes, in identifying viable and perished bacteria in inflammation foci in bacterial infectious processes.