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Does white blood cells digest or alter the endotoxins released by bacteria lysis during phagocytosis?
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Yes: to a degree. not an all-or-none phenomenon. Free endotoxin that is in the extracellular environment does not necessarily trigger phagocytosis by itself. Toll-like receptors on the white cells will bind to it and these receptors typically become part of phagosomes upon entry.
Answered 5/15/2017
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