Interleukin-10 Has Different Effects on Proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes in Livers and Spleens of Mice

AUTOR(ES)

Samsom, Janneke N.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interleukin-10 (IL-10) on the course of Listeria monocytogenes infection in naive and immune mice. Treatment with IL-10 during the course of a primary infection significantly decreased the number of bacteria in the spleen and did not affect the number in the liver. During a secondary infection in immune mice treated with IL-10, the number of bacteria was significantly lower in the spleen but significantly higher in the liver in comparison to mock-treated immune mice. IL-10 treatment during a primary Listeria infection decreased the concentration of gamma interferon (IFN-γ) in plasma and the toxoplasmastatic activity of macrophages, whereas it increased the percentage of mildly CD3-positive T cells in the spleen. During a secondary infection, the concentration of IFN-γ in plasma was decreased on day 1 but remained unaffected during later days of infection. From these results, we conclude that IL-10 has different effects on the proliferation of L. monocytogenes in the spleen and liver during primary and secondary Listeria infections.

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