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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 2004, p. 463-472, Vol. 11, No. 3
1071-412X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.3.463-472.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Elicit Differential Innate Immune Responses following Intramammary Infection

Douglas D. Bannerman,1* Max J. Paape,1 Jai-Wei Lee,2 Xin Zhao,2 Jayne C. Hope,3 and Pascal Rainard4

Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705,1 Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada,2 Institute for Animal Health, Compton, Near Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, United Kingdom,3 Laboratoire de Pathologie Infectieuse et Immunologie, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Tours-Nouzilly, 37380 Nouzilly, France4

Received 6 January 2004/ Returned for modification 1 March 2004/ Accepted 4 March 2004

Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli are among the most prevalent species of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, respectively, that induce clinical mastitis. The innate immune system comprises the immediate host defense mechanisms to protect against infection and contributes to the initial detection of and proinflammatory response to infectious pathogens. The objective of the present study was to characterize the different innate immune responses to experimental intramammary infection with E. coli and S. aureus during clinical mastitis. The cytokine response and changes in the levels of soluble CD14 (sCD14) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP), two proteins that contribute to host recognition of bacterial cell wall products, were studied. Intramammary infection with either E. coli or S. aureus elicited systemic changes, including decreased milk output, a febrile response, and induction of the acute-phase synthesis of LBP. Infection with either bacterium resulted in increased levels of interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß), gamma interferon, IL-12, sCD14, and LBP in milk. High levels of the complement cleavage product C5a and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 were detected at several time points following E. coli infection, whereas S. aureus infection elicited a slight but detectable increase in these mediators at a single time point. Increases in IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor alpha were observed only in quarters infected with E. coli. Together, these data demonstrate the variability of the host innate immune response to E. coli and S. aureus and suggest that the limited cytokine response to S. aureus may contribute to the well-known ability of the bacterium to establish chronic intramammary infection.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service/ANRI, BARC-East, Bldg. 1040, Room 2, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350. Phone: (301) 504-5066. Fax: (301) 504-9498. E-mail: dbanner{at}anri.barc.usda.gov.

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 2004, p. 463-472, Vol. 11, No. 3
1071-412X/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.3.463-472.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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