mortality/aging
• mutants die from vascular collapse, intravascular coagulation and organ ischemia after gram-negative bacterial infection
• wild-type mice are more susceptible to LPS-induced sepsis than mutants, showing 63% mortality from endotoxemia compared to 17% mortality of mutants after 4 days
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immune system
• macrophages isolated from mutants do not respond to ligands for TLR5 and TLR7
• less Il-6 or Il-12p40 in response to LPS or CpG olignucleotide stimulation, respectively, are secreted by mutant macrophages than by wild-type
• TNFalpha release is reduced in response to poly I:C stimulation compared to wild-type
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• 7-week old mice produce less cytokines like Il-6, Il-12p40 and TNFalpha than wild-type mice after LPS treatment
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• mutant show reduced response to LPS compared to wild-type
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• 3 days following infection by Listeria monocytogenes, mutants show significant weight loss and reduction of serum IL-12p40 and also show higher bacterial burden than wild-type
• 60-90% of spleen white pulp follicles are destroyed after 3 days with severe loss of lymphocytes
• numerous necrotic foci and abscesses are observed in infected mutant livers
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hematopoietic system
• macrophages isolated from mutants do not respond to ligands for TLR5 and TLR7
• less Il-6 or Il-12p40 in response to LPS or CpG olignucleotide stimulation, respectively, are secreted by mutant macrophages than by wild-type
• TNFalpha release is reduced in response to poly I:C stimulation compared to wild-type
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