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Surfactant protein A-deficient mice are susceptible to group B streptococcal infection
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To determine the role of surfactant protein A (SP-A) in host defense, the murine SP-A locus was targeted by homologous recombination to produce mice lacking SP-A. SP-A -/- and control mice were infected with group B streptococcus (GBS) by intratracheal instillation. Pulmonary infiltration 6 and 24 h following infection was more severe in SP-A -/- than in control mice, and was associated with increased numbers of GBS in lung homogenates. Dissemination of GBS to the spleen was observed more frequently in SP-A -/- mice. Pulmonary infiltration with macrophages was similar in both groups; however, the number of bacteria associated with alveolar macrophages was decreased in the SP-A-deficient mice. There was no detectable compensatory increase in surfactant protein D, the other known pulmonary collectin, in response to GBS instillation. SP-A plays an important role in vivo, enhancing clearance of GBS from the lung and inhibiting systemic dissemination of the organism.
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- Authors
- LeVine, A. M., Bruno, M. D., Huelsman, K. M., Ross, G. F., Whitsett, J. A., & Korfhagen, T. R.
- Venue
- The Journal of Immunology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1997-05-01
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- 158
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 4336-4340
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- 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
- 1550-6606
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- W1595806145
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- 342
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- FWCI
- 45.21
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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