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. 2021 Sep 29;34(4):e00049-21. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00049-21

TABLE 2.

Overview of protection by trained immunity in murine models described for secondary bacterial infectionsa

Bacterium Route of administration of bacteria Murine model Training agent Time between last dose of training agent and bacterial challenge Survival Bacterial titers Histopathological changes Expt repeated Notes Reference
Staphylococcus aureus i.v. 129 Sv mice β-glucan i.v. 4 days + 54
i.v. AKR/J mice β-glucan i.v. 4 days ↓ renal necrosis 55
i.v. C57BL/6J mice Zymosan i.p. 3 days ↓ in blood 58
i.v. CD2F1 mice PCA-2 yeast cells i.v. 2 wks 56
i.v. CDF1 mice BCG i.p. 2 wks 57
Bacteria-laden K wire in a bone C57BL/6 mice Zymosan i.v. 2 wks ↓ in joint Similar results with LPS i.v. as training agent and/or when challenged with i.v. S. aureus 65
s.c. in both flanks Rag1−/− mice in BALB/c background S. aureus s.c. in right flank 6 wks ↓ in skin ↓ size of abscesses 68
Mycobacterium tuberculosis i.n. BALB/c mice β-glucan i.p. 4 days ↓ in lung 60
Listeria monocytogenes i.v. C57BL/6J mice Zymosan i.p. 3 days ↓ in blood, spleen, liver, and kidney + 58
+ 61
i.p. C57BL/6J mice γHV68 i.n. 4 wks ↓ in spleen and liver + 61
Yersinia pestis i.n. C57BL/6J mice γHV68 i.n. 4 wks ↓ in spleen and lungs + 61
Streptococcus pneumoniae i.n. C57BL/6J mice MTBVAC s.c. 9 wks ↓ in blood + 62
i.t. BALB/c mice Respiratory adenovirus infection i.n. 4 wks ↓ in lungs and spleen + 63
Escherichia coli Bacteria-laden suture in muscle Swiss Webster mice BCG s.c. 13 days ↓ at site of challenge + 66
Bacteria-laden K wire in a bone C57BL/6 mice Zymosan i.v. 2 wks ↓ in joint Similar results with LPS i.v. as training agent and/or when challenged with i.v. E. coli 65
i.p. C57BL/6J mice Zymosan i.p. 3 days 58
Pseudomonas aeruginosa i.n. C57BL/6J mice Zymosan i.p. 3 days 58
Bacteria-laden K wire in a bone C57BL/6 mice Zymosan i.v. 2 wks ↓ in joint Similar results with LPS i.v. as training agent and/or when challenged with i.v. P. aeruginosa 65
Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteria-laden K wire in a bone C57BL/6 mice Zymosan i.v. 2 wks ↓ in joint Similar results with LPS i.v. as training agent and/or when challenged with i.v. S. pyogenes 65
Enterococcus faecalis Bacteria-laden K wire in a bone C57BL/6 mice Zymosan i.v. 2 wks ↓ in joint Similar results with LPS i.v. as training agent and/or when challenged with i.v. E. faecalis 65
Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteria-laden suture in muscle Swiss Webster mice MDP s.c. 1 day ↓ in blood 64
a

BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guérin; CpG ODN, synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides expressing CpG motif; i.t., intratracheally; i.n., intranasally; i.p., intraperitoneally; i.v., intravenously; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MDP, muramyl dipeptide; s.c., subcutaneously; ↑, significantly increased; ↓, significantly decreased; −, not mentioned; +, performed in study.