Gamma irradiation or CD4+-T-cell depletion causes reactivation of latent Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in C3H/HeN mice.
Publication year
2005Source
Infection and Immunity, 73, 5, (2005), pp. 2857-62ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Paediatrics - OUD tm 2017
Physiology
Journal title
Infection and Immunity
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vol. 73
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iss. 5
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p. 2857
Page end
p. 62
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UMCN 4.1: Microbial pathogenesis and host defenseAbstract
Upon infection with Salmonella, a host develops an immune response to limit bacterial growth and kill and eliminate the pathogen. Salmonella has evolved mechanisms to remain dormant within the body, only to reappear (reactivate) at a later time when the immune system is abated. We have developed an in vivo model for studying reactivation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in mice. Upon subcutaneous infection, C3H/HeN (Ity(r)) mice showed an increase in bacterial numbers in livers and spleens, which reached a peak on day 19. After full recovery from the infection, these mice were irradiated or depleted of CD4(+) T cells. The mice displayed a secondary infection peak in livers and spleens with a course similar to that of the primary infection. We concluded that CD4(+) T cells are involved in active suppression of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium during latency. The role of CD4(+) T cells during primary infection with S. enterica serovar Typhimurium is well established. This is the first study to describe a role of CD4(+) T cells during the latent phase of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium infection.
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