Cutting edge: role of B lymphocytes in protective immunity against Salmonella typhimurium infection |
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Authors: | Mittrücker H W Raupach B Köhler A Kaufmann S H |
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Institution: | Department of Immunology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. mittruecker@mpiib-berlin.mpg.de |
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Abstract: | Infection of mice with Salmonella typhimurium gives rise to a disease similar to human typhoid fever caused by S. typhi. Since S. typhimurium is a facultative intracellular bacterium, the requirement of B cells in the immune response against S. typhimurium is a longstanding matter of debate. By infecting mice on a susceptible background and deficient in B cells (Igmu-/- mice) with different strains of S. typhimurium, we could for the first time formally clarify the role of B cells in the response against S. typhimurium. Compared with Igmu+/+ mice, LD50 values in Igmu-/- mice were reduced during primary, and particularly secondary, oral infection with virulent S. typhimurium. After systemic infection, Igmu-/- mice cleared attenuated aroA- S. typhimurium, but vaccine-induced protection against systemic infection with virulent S. typhimurium involved both B cell-dependent and -independent effector mechanisms. Thus, B cell-mediated immunity plays a distinct role in control of S. typhimurium in susceptible mice. |
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