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Infect. Immun., 01 1998, 376-379, Vol 66, No. 1
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology

Early cytokine and chemokine gene expression during Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection in mice

KA Kernacki, DJ Goebel, MS Poosch and LD Hazlett
Department of Anatomy/Cell Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.

Using a multiprobe RNase protection assay, we examined cytokine and chemokine mRNAs that were expressed after corneal infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mice. Cytokines that were upregulated included interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and -1beta, IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-6, IL-11, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, macrophage colony- stimulating factor, stem cell factor, lymphotoxin beta, transforming growth factor beta1, and tumor necrosis factor alpha. Chemokine transcripts that were upregulated included Eotaxin; gamma-interferon- inducible protein 10; monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; macrophage inflammatory proteins 1alpha, 1beta, and 2; and RANTES. Peak expression of these cytokines and chemokines was observed between 1 and 3 days after infection. These responses returned to or approached baseline preinfection levels by 7 days after ocular challenge. Identification of the various cytokines and chemokines upregulated during corneal infection provides important information relevant to unraveling the pathogenesis induced by this bacterium and provides hope that specific molecules can be targeted for therapy.

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