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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Volume 73, Issue 2, Pages 1161-1170Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.2.1161-1170.2005
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [R56 DK050694, R01 DK061931, R01 DK050694, DK 50694, DK 61931] Funding Source: Medline
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an important cause of diarrhea in humans. EPEC infection of cultured intestinal epithelial cells induces attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions.. alters intestinal ion transport. increases paracellular permeability, and stimulates inflammation. The lack of a small-animal model has restricted in vivo studies examining EPEC-host interactions. The aim of this study was to characterize the C57BL/6J mouse as a model of EPEC infection. We have shown that EPEC can adhere to and colonize the intestinal epithelium of C57BL/6J mice. Animal weight and water intake were not altered during 10 days of EPEC infection. The proximal colon of infected mice contained semisolid stool. with stool pellets forming only, in the distal colon. In contrast, the entire colon of control mice contained formed stool. Microvillous effacement and actin rearrangement, characteristic of A/E lesions, were seen in the intestine of infected mice but not control mice. Histological assessment revealed increased numbers of lamina propria neutrophils with occasional crypt abscesses, intraepithelial lymphocytes, and goblet cells in the intestine of EPEC-infected mice. Altogether, these data suggest that the C57BL/6J mouse is susceptible to infection by EPEC. and will provide a suitable in vivo model for studying the consequences of EPEC infection.
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