Lipid Body–Phagosome Interaction in Macrophages during Infectious Diseases: Host Defense or Pathogen Survival Strategy?
Figure 5
Lipid bodies (LBs) translocate to phagolysosomes in infected macrophages.
(Ai) LBs with different electron-densities are observed around a large phagolysosome (outlined in red in Aii) in the macrophage cytoplasm. Note that several LBs (highlighted in yellow in Aii) are seen within the phagolysosome. Rats were infected with the Y strain of T. cruzi and heart samples processed for transmission electron microscopy at day 12 of infection [6], [68], [69]. Nu, nucleus. Scale bar, 600 nm.