Table 3.

Effect of Jaspamide on Phagocytosis of C albicans by HL-60 Cells and Monocytes

Treatment HL-60 CellsMonocytes
(%) Cells Phagocytosis Index(%) Cells Phagocytosis Index
Nil  6.3 ± 2.2 0.17 ± 0.02  86.3 ± 4.7  3.0 ± 0.2  
DMSO (0.01%)  6.6 ± 0.6  0.17 ± 0.02  80.2 ± 7.0 2.5 ± 0.55  
Jaspamide 10−7 mol/L 9.3 ± 1.3  0.22 ± 0.02  87.5 ± 4.0 2.4 ± 0.55 
Treatment HL-60 CellsMonocytes
(%) Cells Phagocytosis Index(%) Cells Phagocytosis Index
Nil  6.3 ± 2.2 0.17 ± 0.02  86.3 ± 4.7  3.0 ± 0.2  
DMSO (0.01%)  6.6 ± 0.6  0.17 ± 0.02  80.2 ± 7.0 2.5 ± 0.55  
Jaspamide 10−7 mol/L 9.3 ± 1.3  0.22 ± 0.02  87.5 ± 4.0 2.4 ± 0.55 

HL-60 cells and monocytes were incubated with C albicansfor 60 minutes and tested for percentage of phagocytosing cells and phagocytosis index. Values represent mean ± SE of 3 experiments.

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