University of Texas School of Public Health and Medical School, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and Kelsey Research Foundation, Houston, Texas, USA.
J Clin Invest. 2013 Jun;123(6):2352-4. doi: 10.1172/JCI69932.
The highly prevalent protozoan Giardia lamblia is an enteropathogen that can be asymptomatic in some individuals, while leading to persistent diarrhea and substantial morbidity in others. In this issue of the JCI, Bartelt et al. describe a mouse model of the disease and investigate the contribution of coincident malnutrition with the development of symptomatic infection. This work in part explains how Giardia infection can lead to growth retardation, and may offer insights that guide future therapeutic strategies.
高度流行的原生动物蓝氏贾第鞭毛虫是一种肠道病原体,在某些个体中可能无症状,而在其他个体中则导致持续腹泻和大量发病。在本期 JCI 中,Bartelt 等人描述了一种疾病的小鼠模型,并研究了并发营养不良对症状性感染发展的贡献。这项工作部分解释了贾第鞭毛虫感染如何导致生长迟缓,并可能为指导未来治疗策略提供见解。