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Measuring Bacterial Load and Immune Responses in Mice Infected with Listeria monocytogenes
Published on: August 9, 2011
Early events regulating immunity and pathogenesis during Listeria monocytogenes infection
Matthew A Williams1, Rebecca L Schmidt, Laurel L Lenz
1Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 15 North Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Abstract:
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is both a life-threatening pathogen of humans and a model organism that is widely used to dissect the mechanisms of innate and adaptive immune resistance to infection. Specific aspects of the immune response to systemic Lm infection can be protective, neutral, or in some cases deleterious. In this review, we seek to provide an overview of the early events during Lm infection that dictate or regulate host innate and adaptive immune responses. We highlight several recent developments that add to our understanding of the complex interplay between inflammatory responses, host susceptibility to infection, and the development of protective immunity.
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