Susceptibility of beige mice to Mycobacterium avium: role of neutrophils.
AUTOR(ES)
Appelberg, R
RESUMO
The beige mutation in C57BL/6 mice has been shown to increase the susceptibility to infection by Mycobacterium avium. In this study, we confirmed those results and showed that the effect of the beige mutation was most obvious after infection with a strain of lower virulence than with a highly virulent isolate of M. avium. The dissemination of M. avium from the gut was observed with both C57BL/6 and beige mice but was faster in the latter. The expression of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) and the priming for tumor necrosis factor production during an in vivo infection were similar between beige and immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice. IFN-gamma produced during the infection of beige mice was protective in the spleen, and the administration of recombinant IFN-gamma restored the resistance in the spleen to levels similar to those found in control mice. There were no histological differences between wild-type and beige mice with respect to granuloma formation in the liver. The increased susceptibility of beige mice to M. avium as manifested in the liver was reduced by transfusing neutrophils from wild-type C57BL/6 mice. Likewise, depletion of neutrophils from C57BL/6 mice rendered them as susceptible to M. avium infection of the liver as beige mice. Our results point to the participation of neutrophils in the defect of beige mice in addition to other defects. Furthermore, these results show that neutrophils play a significant role in the defense mechanisms against mycobacterial infections and that beige animals may be a useful model for study of the role of neutrophils in mycobacteriosis.
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