EVIDENCE FOR A ROLE OF IFN-GAMMA IN CONTROL OF LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES IN T-CELL DEFICIENT MICE

被引:3
作者
LEIST, TP [1 ]
MEAGER, A [1 ]
EXLEY, T [1 ]
ZINKERNAGEL, RM [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST BIOL STAND & CONTROLS,POTTERS BAR EN6 3QG,HERTS,ENGLAND
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1991年 / 47卷 / 06期
关键词
T-CELL DEFICIENT MICE; NUDE MICE; T-SUBSET DEPLETED MICE; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LISTERIA-MONOCYTOGENES;
D O I
10.1007/BF01949893
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The role of interferon (IFN) gamma in controlling chronic infections of Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) was studied in athymic C57BL/6 nu/nu mice, and by treating thymectomized C57BL/6 +/+ mice with monoclonal rat CD4 and CD8-specific monoclonal antibodies (Mab). Mice treated with a combination of the two T cell subset antibodies were similar to athymic, nude mice in being able to contol Listeria infection, keeping the titers below 3-5 log10 bacteria per organ, but they could not eliminate them completely. Treatment with antibodies to IFN gamma of nude or CD4+ + CD8+ - T cell-depleted mice suffering from chronic Listeria infection caused a marked increase of Listeria titers in liver and spleen. This result implies a role of IFN gamma in maintaining anti-Listeria resistance in mice lacking mature T cells.
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页码:630 / 632
页数:3
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