| Once the bacterium is within the macrophage, the macrophage's bactericidal mechanisms destroy the microbe. |
| This removal of apoptotic neutrophils by macrophage phagocytosis is a critical process for the resolution of inflammation. |
| Another potential mechanism involved in macrophage defense against M. tuberculosis is apoptosis or programmed cell death. |
| Cells were incubated in the presence of phorbol ester myristate to induce macrophage differentiation. |
| Macrophages also are found in all tissues as wandering amoeboid cells, and the monocyte, a precursor of the macrophage, is found in the blood. |
| Infection is cleared, usually within 2-3 weeks, by antibody opsonization and macrophage clearance. |
