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ArticleBMC microbiology2017

Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus mitis mixed infection on TLR4-mediated immune response in acute pneumonia mouse model.

Chao Song, Hongdong Li, Yunhui Zhang, Jialin Yu

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chao SongDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongdong LiDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yunhui ZhangDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jialin YuDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. yujialin486@126.com.
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOur previous research on the diversity of microbiota in the endotracheal tubes (ETTs) of neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Streptococcus mitis (S. mitis) were the dominant bacteria on the ETT surface and the existence of S. mitis could promote biofilm formation and pathogenicity of P. aeruginosa. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), which has been widely detected on the surface of airway epithelial cells, is the important component of the innate immune system. Therefore, we hypothesized that the co-existence of these two bacteria might impact the host immune system through TLR4 signaling.

resultsS. mitis rarely caused inflammation, whereas P. aeruginosa caused the most severe inflammation accompanied by increases in the number of inflammatory cells, interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α expression, and total cell counts in BALF (p < 0.05). In the PAO1 + S. mitis group, moderate inflammation, reduced IL-6 and TNF-α protein levels, and decreased total cell counts were observed. Additionally, levels of these indicators were decreased lower in TLR4-deficient mice than in wild-type mice (p < 0.05).

conclusionsOur results demonstrated that infection with S. mitis together with P. aeruginosa could alleviate lung inflammation in acute lung infection mouse models possibly via the TLR4 signaling pathway.

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CoinfectionImmunity, InnateAnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalInflammationInterleukin-6LungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobial InteractionsPneumoniaPseudomonas aeruginosaSignal TransductionStreptococcus mitisToll-Like Receptor 4CytokinesInterleukin-6interleukin-6, mouseTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAcute lung infectionIl-6Pseudomonas AeruginosaStreptococcus MitisTLR4Tnf-α

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PMID28376744
PMCPMC5381141
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