mortality/aging
• in mice infected with Mycobacterium bovis BCG
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immune system
N |
• mice exhibit normal B, CD4+ and CD8+ T, and CD11b+ phagocytic cell numbers
|
• macrophage exhibit impaired killing compared with wild-type cells
|
• mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes exhibit increased bacterial load in the spleen and liver, weight loss, and sporadic diarrhea compared with similarly treated wild-type mice
• mice infected with Mycobacterium bovis BCG exhibit increased mycobacterial load in the lungs and become moribund by 10 to 14 weeks after infection compared with wild-type mice
• however, infected mice exhibit normal granuloma formation and IFN-gamma response
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• in mice infected with Mycobacterium bovis BCG
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growth/size/body
weight loss
(
J:172364
)
• in mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes
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digestive/alimentary system
hematopoietic system
• macrophage exhibit impaired killing compared with wild-type cells
|