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LN DCs shelter antibiotic-tolerant Salmonella

Kaiser P, Regoes RR, Dolowschiak T, et al. · PLoS biology · 2014

Open access · cc by · source: Europe PMC

Slow-growing Salmonella in cecum lymph-node dendritic cells survive ciprofloxacin therapy.

Study at a glance

Design
Animal / in-vitro — S. Typhimurium–infected mice treated with high-dose ciprofloxacin; residual bacteria localized to cLN DCs
N
Mouse infection/antibiotic kinetics study; infection dose 5×10⁷ cfu — no single analytic N in stored text
Population
Mice infected with Salmonella Typhimurium
Outcome
Persistence of slow-growing bacteria in cecum lymph-node dendritic cells after ciprofloxacin

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Key findings

Gut lumen clears in 3 h, but 50–1,000 bacteria persist in cLN up to 10 days with slowed killing after the first 2 h.

Methodology

Infected mice with S. Typhimurium, treated with high-dose ciprofloxacin, and localized surviving bacteria to cLN dendritic cells.

Limitations

Does not invent a new antibiotic; mouse model of persistence.

How this study connects

Role on claims

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  • SupportsHost–pathogenconcept

    Multiple empirical papers in this library examine host–pathogen with mechanistic biological findings.

    Evidence for the claim as stated.

  • SupportsHost–pathogenconcept

    Gut lumen clears in 3 h, but 50–1,000 bacteria persist in cLN up to 10 days with slowed killing after the first 2 h.

    Evidence for the claim as stated.

  • SupportsHost–pathogenconcept

    Systems and scales differ across host–pathogen studies (species, tissues, methods), so mechanisms should not be over-generalised.

    Evidence for the claim as stated.

  • SupportsFlow Cytometrymethod

    After high-dose ciprofloxacin, Salmonella Typhimurium was cleared from the mouse gut lumen in 3 hours, but 50–1,000 bacteria persisted in cecal lymph-node dendritic cells up to 10 days, with killing slowing after the first 2 hours. Flow/isolation of LN DC populations is how those shelters were assigned; the mouse model does not invent a new antibiotic.

    Evidence for the claim as stated.

  • SupportsFlow Cytometrymethod

    Flow is counting different objects. Salmonella work counts persistent bacteria inside LN DCs (50–1,000, lumen clear at 3 h); hESC work counts CXCR4+ DE-like cells under 1.5% O2; TB work profiles PD-1+ T cells in 35 human lungs. Those gates are not one 'immune panel'.

    Evidence for the claim as stated.

Open questions

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