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Infection and Immunity, November 2003, p. 6132-6140, Vol. 71, No. 11
0019-9567/03/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.11.6132-6140.2003
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A. Romina Emilianus,
Duncan Maskell,* and Barbara Blacklaws
Centre for Veterinary Science, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, United Kingdom
Received 21 April 2003/ Returned for modification 30 May 2003/ Accepted 29 July 2003
A major Salmonella component involved in cellular activation is the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) molecule which can act as a dendritic cell (DC) stimulator. The structure of the lipid A domain of the LPS molecule dictates its immunostimulatory capacity with various cell types. In this study, the role of lipid A as an integral component of Salmonella in stimulating murine DCs was studied by using a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium lpxM mutant with defective lipid A. This study revealed that a mutation in lpxM did not significantly affect the ability of bacteria to activate DCs. Although the lpxM mutant less tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1ß, and inducible nitric oxide synthase than the parental strain, this was only seen at lower multiplicities of infection (MOIs). Both strains upregulated surface molecule expression on DCs and augmented the T-cell-stimulating capacity of these cells in an MOI-independent manner. Thus, the lpxM mutation did not appear to affect the stimulatory capacity of the Salmonella mutant.
Present address: Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Present address: Elsevier Science, London, WCIX 8RR, United Kingdom.
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