TABLE 3.

List of selected synthetic drugs with documented impact on phagocytosis.

	Synthetic drug/s	Cellular target and mechanism of action	Effect on phagocytosis	References
1	Azithromycin	n.d	No influence on phagocytosis	Pohl et al. (2020)
2	Chloramphenicol	n.d	No influence on phagocytosis	Bystrzycka et al. (2017)
3	Erythromycin	n.d	Increased phagocytic activity	Cuffini et al. (2009)
4	Fosfomycin	Increased ROS production and strengthened oxidative burst process	Increased phagocytic activity	Shen et al. (2016)
5	Melatonin	n.d	Decreased phagocytic activity	Xu et al. (2019)

n.d.- not defined.