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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 195, 期 7, 页码 3325-3333出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501012
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- German Research Foundation [Eh 101/10-1, MA 2583/2-1]
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the framework of the German Center for Infection Research, Thematical Translational Unit Tuberculosis, Infrastructure Myco-Mouse
Neutrophil serine proteases, such as cathepsin G (CG) and neutrophil elastase (NE), have been implicated in the protective response against infections, including experimental mycobacterial infections. The goal of this study was to explore the role of CG in immunocompetent mice challenged aerogenically with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We used genetically CG- or CG/NE-deficient mice to define the importance of these neutrophil serine proteases for antibacterial protection, granulomatous response, and survival. In addition, we explored the effect of intratracheally delivered liposomally encapsulated CG/NE as a therapeutic approach early during M. tuberculosis infection. Our data show that the presence of CG or CG/NE prolongs survival in M. tuberculosis-infected mice. However, CG is not directly involved in antibacterial defenses, and exogenous intratracheal administration of CG combined with NE does not reduce bacterial loads in the lungs of M. tuberculosis-infected mice.
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