study of neutrophil function in cases of amoebic dysentary

ABSTRACT

A modified nitrobule tetrazolium [NBT] dye reduction test was performed on samples of the peripheral blood obtained from 30 cases of amoebic dysentery [acute and chronic]. The obtained data indicated that NBT response was higher in patients with amoebic dysentery than in the controls. This may be due to an increase in the phagocytic activity of neutrophils towards trophozoites, the release of amoebic toxins or due to stimulation of neutrophils by products of tissue damage