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Contrasting roles of macrophages and dendritic cells in controlling initial pulmonary Brucella infection.
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PMID:  21108467     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Control of pulmonary pathogens constitutes a challenging task as successful immune responses need to be mounted without damaging the lung parenchyma. Using immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, we analyzed in the mouse the initial innate immune response that follows intranasal inoculation of Brucella abortus. Bacteria were absent from parenchymal dendritic cells (DC) but present in alveolar macrophages in which they replicated. When the number of alveolar macrophages was reduced prior to Brucella infection, small numbers of pulmonary DC were infected and a massive recruitment of TNF-α- and iNOS-producing DC ensued. Coincidentally, Brucella disseminated to the lung-draining mediastinal lymph nodes (LN) where they replicated in both migratory DC and migratory alveolar macrophages. Together, these results demonstrate that alveolar macrophages are critical regulators of the initial innate immune response against Brucella within the lungs and show that pulmonary DC and alveolar macrophages play rather distinct roles in the control of microbial burden.
Authors:
Cristel Archambaud; Suzana P Salcedo; Hugues Lelouard; Elisabeth Devilard; Beatrice de Bovis; Nico Van Rooijen; Jean-Pierre Gorvel; Bernard Malissen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of immunology     Volume:  40     ISSN:  1521-4141     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1273201     Medline TA:  Eur J Immunol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3458-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Affiliation:
Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
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