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. 1996 Aug;64(8):3280–3287. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.8.3280-3287.1996

Increased susceptibility to primary infection with Listeria monocytogenes in germfree mice may be due to lack of accumulation of L-selectin+ CD44+ T cells in sites of inflammation.

H Inagaki 1, T Suzuki 1, K Nomoto 1, Y Yoshikai 1
PMCID: PMC174219  PMID: 8757865

Abstract

The host defense of germfree (GF) mice against primary infection with Listeria monocytogenes was compared with that of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) mice. In SPF mice, the numbers of bacteria in the peritoneal cavity, liver, and spleen decreased gradually to undetectable levels by day 8 after intraperitoneal infection with a sublethal dose (2 X 10(3) CFU) of L. monocytogenes. On the other hand, the elimination of bacteria in these organs of GF mice was significantly impaired at this stage after inoculation. We have reported previously that T cells coexpressing L-selectin and CD44 play an important role in protection against L. monocytogenes through trafficking to sites of inflammation. Consistent with our previous findings, the number of unique L-selectin+ CD44+ T cells in the peritoneal cavity was remarkably increased on day 8 after infection in SPF mice, whereas such an increase was not evident in GF mice at this stage. Listeria-specific T-cell proliferation was normally detected in the lymph node cells of GF mice inoculated with L. monocytogenes, whereas the T-cell-proliferative response of the peritoneal exudate cells of GF mice was significantly impaired compared with that of SPF mice. These results suggest that the priming of T cells against listerial antigens normally occurs in the peripheral lymphoid organs of GF mice but the trafficking of the activated T cells to the inflamed sites may be severely impaired in GF mice, resulting in increased susceptibility to infection with L. monocytogenes.

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