Plasminogen Binding Proteins and Plasmin Generation on the Surface of Leptospira spp.: The Contribution to the Bacteria-Host Interactions

Figure 10

Human IgG and C3b binding to L. interrogans. Bacteria were coated onto microtiter plates (25 × 10⁶ leptospires/well) and IgG (a) or C3b (b)were bound by incubating bacteria with 100% NHS. Bacteria were treated with PBS, 40 μg/mL PLG (PLG), 5 μg/mL uPA (uPA), or PLG + uPA (Pla). Presence of human IgG or C3b deposited on leptospires was determined by ELISA. Bars represent the mean absorbance values at 492 nm ± the standard deviation of three replicates for each experimental group and are representative of two independent experiments.

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