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. 1993 Sep;61(9):3739–3744. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.9.3739-3744.1993

Analysis of cytokine mRNA expression in Listeria-resistant C57BL/6 and Listeria-susceptible A/J mice during Listeria monocytogenes infection.

Y Iizawa 1, R D Wagner 1, C J Czuprynski 1
PMCID: PMC281072  PMID: 8359895

Abstract

This laboratory previously reported that mRNA expression for many cytokines, as determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis, is induced rapidly in the spleen during murine listeriosis. In the present study, the patterns of cytokine mRNA expression in spleens and livers of Listeria-resistant C57BL/6 and Listeria-susceptible A/J mice were compared. In addition, in situ hybridization was performed to evaluate the distributions of cytokine mRNA-expressing cells in these tissues. Listeria-resistant C57BL/6 mice demonstrated greater expression of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) mRNAs in the spleen than Listeria-susceptible A/J mice. Greater numbers of cells expressing IFN-gamma and GM-CSF mRNAs were observed by in situ hybridization in the spleens of C57BL/6 mice than in those of A/J mice. C57BL/6 and A/J mice did not differ in their expression of IFN-gamma mRNA in the liver. Nor did C57BL/6 and A/J mice differ in their expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), IL-2, IL-4, or IL-6 mRNA in the liver or spleen, as determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization. These results indicate that the greater resistance of C57BL/6 mice to Listeria monocytogenes infection is associated with greater expression of IFN-gamma and GM-CSF mRNAs in the spleen and GM-CSF mRNA in the liver.

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