Raeder R, Boyle M D
Department of Microbiology, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008.
Infect Immun. 1993 Apr;61(4):1378-84. doi: 10.1128/iai.61.4.1378-1384.1993.
In this study, we developed a mouse model of skin infection to test the association between expression of immunoglobulin-binding proteins by and infectivity of group A streptococci. Group A streptococci capable of crossing tissue barriers and establishing a lethal systemic infection in mice showed a higher level of immunoglobulin-binding protein expression. The group A streptococci recovered from the spleen of a mouse that died following a skin infection were found to be more virulent when injected into the skin of naive mice. Together, these results suggest that immunoglobulin-binding protein expression by group A streptococci correlates with their ability to establish invasive skin infections.
在本研究中,我们建立了一种皮肤感染小鼠模型,以测试A组链球菌免疫球蛋白结合蛋白的表达与其感染性之间的关联。能够穿越组织屏障并在小鼠中建立致死性全身感染的A组链球菌显示出更高水平的免疫球蛋白结合蛋白表达。从皮肤感染后死亡的小鼠脾脏中分离出的A组链球菌,当注射到未感染的小鼠皮肤中时,其毒性更强。这些结果共同表明,A组链球菌免疫球蛋白结合蛋白的表达与其建立侵袭性皮肤感染的能力相关。