Fig 5.

(A) RAW 264.7 cell adherence to mouse cardiac myocytes infected with T. cruzi (MOI, 0.2) with or without pretreatment with (R)- or (S)-BEL (2 μM; 10 min). Where indicated, RAW 264.7 cells were incubated with the PAF receptor antagonist CV3988 (10 μM; 10 min). (B) RAW 264.7 cell adherence to mouse cardiac myocytes stimulated with thrombin (1 IU/ml) with or without pretreatment with (R)- or (S)-BEL (2 μM; 10 min). Where indicated, RAW 264.7 cells were incubated with the PAF receptor antagonist CV3988 (10 μM; 10 min). *, P < 0.05 compared to unstimulated control; *, P < 0.05 compared to unstimulated RAW 264.7 cell adherence. The values shown are means ± SEM for 4 separate cell cultures.