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Title: Alcohol Enhances Acinetobacter baumannii-Associated Pneumonia and Systemic Dissemination by Impairing Neutrophil Antimicrobial Activity in a Murine Model of Infection
Authors: Gandhi, Jay A. 
Ekhar, Vaibhav V. 
Asplund, Melissa B. 
Abdulkareem, Asan F. 
Ahmadi, Mohammed 
Coelho, Carolina 
Martinez, Luis R. 
Issue Date: 21-Apr-2014
Publisher: PLOS
Citation: GANDHI, Jay A. [et. al] - Alcohol Enhances Acinetobacter baumannii-Associated Pneumonia and Systemic Dissemination by Impairing Neutrophil Antimicrobial Activity in a Murine Model of Infection. "PLOS one". ISSN 1932-6203. Vol. 9 Nº. 4 (2014) p. e95707
Serial title, monograph or event: PLOS one
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in chronic alcoholics in tropical and sub-tropical climates and associated with a .50% mortality rate. Using a murine model of alcohol (EtOH) administration, we demonstrated that EtOH enhances Ab-mediated pneumonia leading to systemic infection. Although EtOH did not affect neutrophil recruitment to the lungs of treated mice, it decreased phagocytosis and killing of bacteria by these leukocytes leading to increased microbial burden and severity of disease. Moreover, we determined that mice that received EtOH prior to Ab infection were immunologically impaired, which was reflected in increased pulmonary inflammation, sequential dissemination to the liver and kidneys, and decreased survival. Furthermore, immunosuppression by EtOH was associated with deregulation of cytokine production in the organs of infected mice. This study establishes that EtOH impairs immunity in vivo exacerbating Ab infection and disease progression. The ability of Ab to cause disease in alcoholics warrants the study of its virulence mechanisms and host interactions.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/27698
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095707
Rights: openAccess
Appears in Collections:FMUC Medicina - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais
I&D CNC - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

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