Attenuated Host Resistance againstMycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in Mice Lacking Osteopontin
Nau G, Liaw L, Chupp G, Berman J, Hogan B, Young R. Attenuated Host Resistance againstMycobacterium bovis BCG Infection in Mice Lacking Osteopontin. Infection And Immunity 1999, 67: 4223-4230. PMID: 10417195, PMCID: PMC96728, DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.8.4223-4230.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOPN-null miceMycobacterial infectionAntigen-specific T-cell immunityMycobacterium bovis BCG infectionBacterial loadClearance of mycobacteriaT cell immunityGamma interferon productionWild-type miceNitric oxide productionMediators of resistanceAbility of osteopontinElevated bacterial loadHeavy bacterial loadMycobacterium bovis BCGBCG infectionSevere infectionsHost protectionMouse modelMacrophage defectHost responseInterferon productionCytokine osteopontinOxide productionInfection