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A mouse model for S. typhimurium-induced enterocolitis.
Journal article

A mouse model for S. typhimurium-induced enterocolitis.

  • Hapfelmeier S Institute of Microbiology, ETH Hönggerberg, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Hardt WD
  • 2005-09-06
Published in:
  • Trends in microbiology. - 2005
Animals
Cattle
Disease Models, Animal
Enterocolitis
Humans
Mice
Salmonella Infections
Salmonella Infections, Animal
Salmonella typhimurium
English Salmonella typhimurium has emerged as a model pathogen that manipulates host cells in a complex fashion, thus causing disease. In humans, S. typhimurium causes acute intestinal inflammation. Intriguingly, type III secreted virulence proteins have a central role in this process. At the cellular level, the functions of these factors are well characterized; at present, animal models are required for elucidating how these factors trigger inflammatory disease in vivo. Calf infection models have been employed successfully and, recently, a mouse model was identified: in streptomycin-pretreated mice, S. typhimurium causes acute colitis. This mouse model provides a new avenue for research into acute intestinal inflammation because it enables the manipulation and dissection of both the bacterial and host contributions to the disease in unsurpassed detail.
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  • English
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