| Literature DB >> 25532693 |
Natasha L Williams1, Jodie L Morris2, Catherine M Rush2, Natkunam Ketheesan2.
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Melioidosis sepsis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is associated with high mortality due to an overwhelming inflammatory response. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are potent producers of type I interferons (IFN). This study investigated whether pDC and type I IFN play a role during the early stages of B. pseudomallei infection. Human and murine pDC internalised and killed B. pseudomallei as efficiently as murine conventional DC (cDC). pDC derived from B. pseudomallei-susceptible (BALB/c) mice demonstrated poor intracellular killing and increased IFN-alpha compared to pDC derived from B. pseudomallei-resistant (C57BL/6) mice. This is the first evidence of pDC bactericidal activity against B. pseudomallei infection.Entities:
Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Dendritic cells; Interferon-alpha; Interferon-beta; Melioidosis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25532693 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2014.12.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700