EXPERIMENTAL CAMPYLOBACTER-JEJUNI INFECTION OF ADULT MICE
EXPERIMENTAL CAMPYLOBACTER-JEJUNI INFECTION OF ADULT MICE
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.39.2.908-916.1983
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
WANG, WLL
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作者:
BLASER, MJ;DUNCAN, DJ;WANG, WLL
HA-ICR adult mice were studied to develop an animal model for C. jejuni [C. fetus ssp. jejuni] enteritis in humans. Fecal and ileal cultures made by selective and nonselective methods showed that C. jejuni and related organisms are not bowel commensals. Intragastric feeding of 108 colony-forming units (CFU) of 3 different strains of C. jejuni produced infection in 100% of the animals; infection rates were dose dependent. Pretreatment with antibiotics or opiates was not necessary to induce infection. Fresh isolates and strains passed on artificial media yielded similar infection rates. Infected mice did not show signs of illness; transient bacteremia within 10 min of oral infection was observed in nearly 100%. The small intestine was the principal target organ, with epithelial inflammation seen 48 h after infection. Control mice of 4 strains had undetectable serum IgG antibody specific for the infecting strain; infected mice showed peak titers at 1 wk with rapid decline. IgM titers rose minimally; IgA titers did not rise. Infected mice uniformly became chronic asymptomatic excretors, shedding 104-106 CFU/g of feces; a minority were biliary carriers. Intestine carriage was most pronounced in the stomach and proximal small intestine. Because this experimental infection led to bacteremia, transient pathological changes and IgG titer rises, this model may be useful for evaluating the effects of prophylactic and therapeutic interventions.