Zhang Zhi, Mahajan Sajan, Zhang Xiaochung, Stanley Samuel L
Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Infect Immun. 2003 Sep;71(9):5355-9. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.9.5355-5359.2003.
We used Entamoeba histolytica infection in human intestinal xenografts to study the roles interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in the pathogenesis of amebic colitis. We found that blockade of TNF-alpha reduced inflammation and intestinal damage in amebic infection, while inhibition of IL-1 reduced cytokine production but had less marked effects on inflammation and disease.
我们利用人肠道异种移植中的溶组织内阿米巴感染来研究白细胞介素-1(IL-1)和肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)在阿米巴性结肠炎发病机制中的作用。我们发现,阻断TNF-α可减轻阿米巴感染中的炎症和肠道损伤,而抑制IL-1可减少细胞因子的产生,但对炎症和疾病的影响较小。