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From: Syndecan-1 (CD138) deficiency increases Staphylococcus aureus infection but has no effect on pathology in a mouse model of peritoneal dialysis

Fig. 2

Host reaction to the peritoneal dialysis catheters. After 4 weeks of peritoneal dialysis, the intra-abdominal portion of the peritoneal catheter was collected from wild type and Sdc1 -/- mice that were injected with S. aureus through the catheter. The catheters were fixed and prepared for scanning electron microscopy after 4 h of S. aureus infection. a Leukocytes and clotting components were recruited to the lumen of the catheter. Leukocytes were seen interacting with (b) other leukocytes and (c) S. aureus (arrows). Host responses to the biomaterial were similar in Sdc1 -/- and wild type mice

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