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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Modifying bacterial virulence genes to probe the nature of host immunity is mostly unexplored. Here we investigate whether host immune responses can be regulated by modification of bacterial virulence genes. In mice, attenuated Salmonella mutant strains with clinical relevance elicited differential host immune responses. Oral administration of a mutant strain with a PhoP-null phenotype promoted potent innate immune responses of macrophages that were sufficient for host defense. In contrast, administration of an Aro- mutant strain elicited stronger specific antibody and T-helper (Th)-cell responses, wherein Th1-type cells were required for clearance. Thus, genetic manipulation of bacteria may be used to broadly alter immune mechanisms that regulate attenuation within the host and to tailor host immunity to specific bacterial pathogens.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1078-8956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1247-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Antibodies, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Antibody Formation, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Salmonella, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Salmonella Infections, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Salmonella typhimurium, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Th1 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9809547-Virulence
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation of host immune responses by modification of Salmonella virulence genes.
pubmed:affiliation
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Division of Infectious Disease, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't