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JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 217, 期 6, 页码 933-942出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix621
关键词
cystic fibrosis; mouse model; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; respiratory infection; Staphylococcus aureus
资金
- Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation (FFC) [9/2010]
Murine models of chronic infection have been established to follow sequence of events of pulmonary disease in CF patients. These models revealed that S aureus infection contributes to lung pathogenesis and has an impact on early P aeruginosa infection.Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are key bacterial pathogens of the respiratory tract in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Although P. aeruginosa chronic bronchial infection is associated with a poorer prognosis, the consequences of S. aureus colonization on CF outcomes are controversial. In this paper, murine models of infection resembling traits of the CF human airways disease have been revisited using an infection schedule that mimics the sequence of events of pulmonary disease in CF patients. First, mice were infected with S. aureus, embedded in agar beads; this was followed by P. aeruginosa infection and analysis of bacterial load, leukocyte infiltration, and lung tissue damage. We reveal that (1) S. aureus promotes severe lesions including abscess formation, (2) S. aureus increases the risk of subsequent chronic P. aeruginosa respiratory infection, and (3) once the chronic infection has been established, P. aeruginosa influences most of the inflammatory responses independent of S. aureus. Our findings established the significance of S. aureus colonization per se and the impact on the subsequent P. aeruginosa infection. This would point towards a thorough assessment for the need of treatment against S. aureus.
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