title: Cytokine stimulation during Salmonella typhimurium sepsis in Itys mice.
abstract: Cytokine production was measured in mice during Salmonella typhimurium sepsis and intoxication. In mice given live S. typhimurium (10 cfu/mouse), by intra-peritoneal injection, serum levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin-6 increased steadily from day 1 until day 4. Interferon-gamma levels showed a transient peak on day 3. Interleukin-1-alpha levels were very low. There were high bacterial counts in the livers at day 3 and deaths occurred from day 4 onwards. Intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide or heat-killed bacteria also induced all of the cytokines, but their time of appearance and levels varied greatly. Cytokine induction by heat-killed bacteria was more marked. Endotoxaemia decreased with time during intoxication and increased during sepsis. Bioactive TNF, as measured by a cytotoxicity assay, was found only in mice given heat-killed bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anaerobic Bacteriology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jotwani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000276:immunology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016207:Cytokines; D004731:Endotoxins; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma