Intravenous Shiga toxin 2 promotes enteritis and renal injury characterized by polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration and thrombosis in Dutch Belted rabbits |
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Authors: | García Alexis Marini Robert P Catalfamo James L Knox Kimberly A Schauer David B Rogers Arlin B Fox James G |
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Institution: | Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave 16-873, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. agarcia@mit.edu |
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Abstract: | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection causes hemolytic uremic syndrome, a leading cause of acute renal failure in children. Dutch Belted (DB) rabbits are susceptible to EHEC-induced disease. Using real-time quantitative RT-PCR we measured the renal mRNA expression of cytokines and fibrinolytic factors in DB rabbits challenged with intravenous Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) (1200 ng/kg). Group 1 rabbits received an incremental dose during an 8-day period whereas Group 2 rabbits received a single dose. Group 1 rabbits developed mild disease. In contrast, Group 2 rabbits developed severe diarrhea, higher levels of circulating polymorphonuclear leukocytes, increased mean platelet volume, and increased fibrinogen levels. Group 2 rabbits developed polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration in the intestine and kidney as well as glomerular congestion, luminal constriction, and mesangial glomerulonephropathy. These renal lesions were associated with up-regulation of interleukin-8 (P<0.006), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (P<0.04), and tissue plasminogen activator (P<0.05). Circulating Stx2 promoted dose-dependent enteritis and renal injury characterized by inflammation and impaired fibrinolysis leading to thrombosis. |
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