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Key Words: urinary tract infection • chemokine receptor • mucosal immunity • lipopolysaccharide • knockout mice
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) provide an excellent model to study resistance mechanisms of the mucosa. The urinary tract is open to microbial attack, but in most cases the urine remains sterile, indicating the presence of a highly efficient defense. Early studies suggested that innate rather than specific immunity was essential to maintain the sterility of the mucosa, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms of resistance were not identified. Nude 1, X-linked immunodeficient (xid), and SCID 2 mice with defective T lymphocyte, immunoglobulin, or B and T lymphocyte function were fully resistant to UTIs 3, but C3H/HeJ mice, then designated as LPS hyporesponders due to their impaired reactivity to LPS, 4 were highly susceptible to experimental UTIs 567. Their increased susceptibility was accompanied by defective neutrophil recruitment 8, suggesting that the signals from the epithelium to the neutrophils were impaired. Later studies showed that neutrophil depletion rendered normal mice as susceptible to UTIs as C3H/HeJ mice 9.
Epithelial cells are the first to encounter mucosal pathogens and form tight barriers that exclude invading microbes. In addition, they respond to microbial challenge by producing a variety of proinflammatory mediators, and set the stage for the subsequent activation of other cell types, including neutrophils. The signals involved in neutrophil migration across the mucosal barrier of the urinary tract have been defined in vitro 10. Chemokines are formed by uroepithelial cells in response to infection, and IL-8 has been shown to support neutrophil migration across infected epithelial cell layers 11. IL-8 responses occur in patients with UTIs and show a correlation to urine neutrophil numbers in individual patients 12. More recently, infection was also shown to augment CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR)1 and CXCR2 expression by human epithelial cell lines, and anti-CXCR1 Abs were shown to impair transmigration 13.
These in vitro studies postulated that inhibition of IL-8 or CXCR1 function should also impair neutrophil migration across the mucosa in vivo. As a consequence, the neutrophil-dependent antimicrobial defense should be disrupted. This hypothesis was tested using murine IL-8 receptor homologue (mIL-8Rh) knockout (KO) mice, in which the gene encoding the sole functional IL-8R homologue has been deleted 14. The receptor deletion approach was preferred over the more complex procedure of eliminating all potential IL-8 homologues in the mouse, as the chemokine response to UTIs involves several murine CXC chemokines, e.g., macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (KC), and epithelial neutrophil activating peptide (ENA)-78 15. The results demonstrate a profound influence of IL-8R expression on neutrophil epithelial cell interactions, and on the resistance to UTIs.
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The genotype was confirmed by PCR on DNA extracted from tail clippings of individual mice. Validated primers specific for the wild-type mIL-8Rh gene (5'-ggT CgT ACT gCg TAT CCT gCC TCA g-3' and 5'-Tag CCA TgA TCT TgA gAA gTCC Atg-3') and for the inserted neomycin gene (5'-CTT ggg Tgg AgA ggC TAT TC-3' and 5'-Agg TgA gAT gAC Agg AgA TC-3') were used.
Experimental UTI
Neutrophils in urine were quantified by microscopic counts before infection and killing using a hemocytometer chamber. Mice with >50 x 104 leukocytes/ml in a preinoculation sample or with a positive preinoculation urine culture were excluded.
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Pyelonephritis was defined as a febrile infection (
Samples for this study were obtained from each child during an infection-free interval. Control samples were obtained from children attending the pediatric outpatient clinic or admitted to the pediatric hospital for elective surgery. The 12 controls used to quantify neutrophil CXCR1 and CXCR2 expression were given the following diagnoses: asthma, pneumonia, hematuria, hydronephrosis, previous infectious mononucleosis, malignant astrocytoma, anometry, nephrotic syndrome, inguinal hernia, gastroscopy, and anal atresia. None of these children had documented episodes of UTIs. There were six boys and six girls in this control group. At the time of sampling, they were 1–11 yr (median 5.5 yr) old.
The eight controls used to quantify chemokine receptor mRNA were seen for the following diagnoses: obstipation, anal fissure, hypospadias, phimosis, and explorative laparatomy. At the time of sampling, they were 4–11 yr (median 6 yr) old. Samples for chemokine receptor mRNA analysis were obtained
The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Lund University.
Neutrophil CXCR1 and CXCR2 Expression
Surface expression of the two IL-8Rs CXCR1 and CXCR2 was detected by confocal microscopy and flow cytometry. For confocal microscopy, cells were spun down on glass slides in a cytospin® 3 centrifuge (Shandon) at 500 rpm for 5 min and fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde. Slides were incubated with anti-hCXCR1, anti-hCXCR2 (10 µl/ml), or control mouse IgG Ab for 3 h at room temperature in a humid chamber. The slides were washed, incubated with FITC-conjugated goat anti–mouse Ab for 30 min, and examined in an MRC-1024 confocal equipment (Bio-Rad Laboratories) attached to a Nikon Eclipse E800 upright microscope.
For flow cytometry analysis neutrophils were incubated with FITC-conjugated mouse anti-hCXCR1, anti-hCXCR2, or mouse IgG Ab for 45 min on ice in the dark. The neutrophils were washed twice in PBS, and the receptor density was quantified in an EPICS profile II instrument (Coulter) with 5,000 cells counted for each sample. Instrumental settings were calibrated before each experiment using Flow-SetTM FITC-conjugated plastic beads (Coulter). Receptor expression by neutrophils in patient and control samples was compared with an adult standard run at the same time.
Neutrophil CXCR1 mRNA Levels
Total RNA was extracted from isolated neutrophils using the Trizol reagent according to the manufacturer's instructions (Life Technologies). In brief, the cells were treated with Trizol (1 ml TRIzol/5 x 106 cells) and homogenized. The cell lysates were treated with chloroform (0.2 ml/ml Trizol) and centrifuged (3,800 g for 45 min at 4°C). Total mRNA was precipitated from the aqueous phase by mixing with isopropyl alcohol (0.5 ml/ml Trizol) and centrifugation (3,800 g for 40 min at 4°C). Precipitated mRNA was washed once with 75% ethanol (1 ml/ml Trizol) and centrifuged (7,500 g for 5 min at 4°C). The pellets were air dried for 10 min and suspended in 20 µl hybridization buffer.
Detection and Quantitation of mRNA
Sample Hybridization.
Gel Resolution of Protected Probes.
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Human hosts are continuously exposed to a diverse environmental microflora including a variety of pathogens. In most cases health is maintained through the coordinate action of specific immunity and nonimmune, or "innate," defense mechanisms. Specific lymphocyte populations and their products are known to be essential for certain infections and for vaccine-induced protection, but the innate defenses have received less attention.
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Tryptic soy agar and FCS were from Difco. Polyclonal rabbit anti–rat Ab, FITC-conjugated mouse IgG negative control mAb, FITC-conjugated goat anti–mouse IgG F(ab')2 Ab, and FITC-streptavidin were from Dako. Mouse anti-hCXCR1 mAb (clone 42705.111; MAB330 and FAB330F) and mouse anti-hCXCR2 mAb (clone 48311.211; MAB331 and FAB331F) were from R&D Systems. RB6-8C5 neutrophil-specific mAb was a gift from Dr. A. Sjöstedt (Umea University, Umea, Sweden), Dr. W. Conlan (Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, NY), and Dr. R. Coffman, (DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA). RPMI 1640 and gentamycin were from Flow. Polymorphprep was from Nycomed Pharma. Trizol reagent was from Life Technologies. RiboQuantTM multiprobe protection assay system and hybridization buffer were from Becton Dickinson. The acrylamide gel was from National Diagnostics.
Escherichia coli 1177 of serotype O1:K1:H7 was isolated from a child with acute pyelonephritis. The strain was maintained by passage on tryptic soy agar plates (Difco). For experiments, Luria broth was inoculated with colonies from the tryptic soy agar plates and incubated overnight at 37°C. Under these conditions, E. coli 1177 expressed both P and type 1 fimbriae. Bacteria were harvested by centrifugation at 3,000 rpm for 10 min (RP centrifuge; Hettich Rotanta). The pellet was resuspended in 0.01 M of PBS, pH 7.2, to a concentration of 1–2 x 109 CFU/ml. The bacterial concentration was confirmed by viable counts.
Breeding pairs of Balb/c-Cmkar2tm1Mwm(mIL-8Rh KO) mice and congenic control Balb/cJ mice were purchased from The Jackson Laboratory. The Balb/c-Cmkar2tm1Mwmmice carry a targeted mutation in the mIL-8Rh gene. The mutation was introduced in the Balb/c background from the B6;129S-Cmkar2tm1Mwmdonor strain. The recipient Balb/cJ strain was backcrossed for 10 generations. At this level, the degree of similarity between unlinked loci is estimated to be >99.9%. Relevant control mice used in the study were congenic Balb/cJ mice used to create the backcross.
Female mice were used at an age of 9–16 wk. E. coli 1177 were injected into the mouse urinary tract as described previously 16. In brief, 0.1 ml of the bacterial suspension was installed into the bladder of anesthetized mice through a soft polyethylene catheter (outer diameter 0.61 mm; Clay Adams). Mice were killed by cervical dislocation under anesthesia at 2, 6, or 24 h, or 7 d after inoculation. Kidneys, bladders, and spleens were removed aseptically and homogenized in 5 ml of PBS in sterile disposable plastic bags with a Lab Stomacher® 80 homogenizer (Seward Ltd.). Infection was quantified by viable counts on serial dilutions of tissue homogenates.
Kidney and bladder tissues were rapidly frozen in liquid nitrogen and kept at –80°C until sectioned 15. In brief, sections for hematoxylin and eosin staining were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, rinsed in PBS, and air dried. Sections for MIP-2 staining were treated with 0.1% saponin (Sigma-Aldrich) in PBS to allow entry of the anti–MIP-2 Ab. Samples were counterstained with hematoxylin. Sections used for neutrophil staining and detection of mIL-8Rh receptor expression samples were fixed in 50 and 100% acetone and stained with a 1:200 dilution of the RB6-8C5 mAb or with anti–mIL-8Rh Abs (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.) in a 1:40 dilution for 3 h. An FITC-conjugated goat anti–rat Ab was used for detection. Sections were examined in a fluorescence microscope (Nikon) equipped with a 100 W mercury lamp (Osram) and Ploem-pac with the filter set for FITC. To prevent UV light quenching, buffered glycerol (ACO) containing 2% 1,4-diazabicyclo-(2,2,2)octane (Sigma-Aldrich) was used as a mounting medium.
Children with recurrent UTIs and acute pyelonephritis were prospectively enrolled in this study. There were 12 children (2 boys and 10 girls) with 16 documented episodes of acute pyelonephritis. Their ages were 6 mo–9 yr (median 3 yr) at the time of their first infection and 2–12 yr (median 6 yr) at the time of sampling. 
38.5°C) with a significant bacteriuria, C-reactive protein 20 g/liter, and with no symptoms of respiratory tract or other infections. Significant bacteriuria was defined by growth of a single strain (105 CFU/ml) in a midstream urine sample, or any growth in a suprapubic bladder aspirate. The patients were investigated by voiding urethrocystography, and in seven children vesicoureteric reflux was detected. On 99mTc-dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy, all had renal polar uptake defects typical of pyelonephritis. 
1 yr after the first sample, again during an infection-free interval.
Blood samples for neutrophil analysis were obtained at follow-up in the outpatient clinic during an infection-free interval. Neutrophils were purified from heparinized whole blood on a Polymorphprep density gradient (Nycomed Pharma) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The resulting cell suspension contained >97% neutrophils as determined by Wright's Giemsa stain and was 98% viable as determined by trypan blue exclusion.
Blood samples for neutrophil CXCR1 mRNA quantification were obtained 12 mo after sampling for neutrophil CXCR1 and CXCR2 expression.
Probe Synthesis.
Antisense RNA probes for the CXCR1 chemokine receptor (360 bp) and the two housekeeping genes L32 and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) were prepared according to the manufacturer's instructions. In brief, 1 µl of the template was mixed with RNasin, nucleotide GACU pool (dGTP, dATP, dCTP, and dUTP), dithiothreitol, 5x transcription buffer, [
-32P]UTP, and T7 polymerase in an Eppendorf tube. The mixture was incubated for 1 h at 37°C and the reaction was terminated by the addition of DNase and a 30-min incubation at 37°C. The RNA antisense was washed twice in an equal amount of phenol/chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (50:1), resuspended in ammonium acetate/ethanol (1:4), and incubated at –80°C for 30 min. The pellet was centrifuged at 14,000 g for 15 min, resuspended in 20 µl hybridization buffer, and used as a probe.
Aliquots of neutrophil mRNA were mixed with the antisense probe, and the samples were placed in a heat block prewarmed to 90°C. The temperature was allowed to slowly ramp down to 56°C and the samples were incubated for 16 h. The temperature was lowered to 37°C for 15 min before addition of 2.4 µl RNase. After RNase digestion, the samples were washed with phenol/chloroform and double-stranded RNA was extracted from the aqueous phase by addition of ammonium acetate/ethanol and incubation at –80°C for 30 min. The samples were centrifuged at 14,000 g for 5 min, and the pellets were air dried and resuspended in 5 µl 1x loading buffer.
The RNase digestion resulted in the degradation of single-stranded RNA and excess probe. The double-stranded target RNA species were protected and could be resolved by denaturing PAGE at 50 W for 3 h with 1x TBE (89 mM Tris, 89 mM boric acid, 2 mM EDTA, pH 8.0) as running buffer. The hybridization product was visualized using a PhosphorImager® (Storm® 840; Molecular Dynamics). An unprotected radiolabeled probe was loaded on the gel and used as a marker. The unprotected and protected mRNAs migrate differently but in a predictable manner that allows for the identification of individual products.
The Mann-Whitney U test (two-tailed) and Wilcoxon's test were used. Differences were considered significant for P < 0.05.
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Infection Upregulates Chemokine Receptor Expression in Control Mice but Not in mIL-8Rh KO Mice.
The IL-8R genotype of the KO or control mice was confirmed by PCR using primers specific for the structural gene or the neomycin cassette (Fig. 1 a). The IL-8R phenotype was detected by immunohistochemistry, using anti–mIL-8Rh mAbs to stain tissue sections obtained at various times after infection. Epithelial chemokine receptor expression was shown to increase after intravesical infection of control mice with a peak after 6 h (Fig. 1 b). Receptor expression was negative in mIL-8Rh KO mice before and at all times after infection.
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Urine neutrophil counts corroborated these findings (Fig. 4). In control mice, urine neutrophil numbers had started to increase by 2 h, reached a peak after 6 h, and returned to background levels at 24 h. In mIL-8Rh KO mice, urine neutrophil numbers remained low throughout infection (P2h = 0.0179 and P6h < 0.001).
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mIL-8Rh KO Mice Are Highly Susceptible to UTI and Develop Bacteremia.
After infection of control mice with 108 CFU/ml, there was a rapid initial decline in bacterial numbers followed by a continued decline until day 7 when infection had cleared (Fig. 5). In the mIL-8Rh KO mice, bacterial numbers increased from 4.3 x 103 CFU/ml in bladders and 2.9 x 101 CFU/ml in kidneys after 2 h to 107 CFU/ml by day 7.
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These findings demonstrated that IL-8R expression influences the susceptibility to E. coli UTI.
Decreased Neutrophil CXCR1 Expression in Children Prone to Acute Pyelonephritis.
The susceptibility to UTI is known to vary between individuals, but no molecular mechanisms have been identified that explain this variation. The pronounced effect on disease susceptibility and pathology of the mIL-8Rh KO mutation in the KO mice suggested that similar dysfunctions might influence the neutrophil response and disease susceptibility in the human urinary tract. For this reason, we examined neutrophils from children with recurrent UTIs for the surface expression of the two high affinity IL-8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2, and the CXCR1 mRNA. The patients were compared with age-matched controls. While the patients had a history of recurrent UTI, they were free of infection at the time of sampling.
Neutrophils were obtained from the patients on two occasions with 1-yr interval. On the first occasion, surface expression of the CXCR1 or CXCR2 proteins was quantified by flow cytometry, using specific Abs. The morphology of the stained cells was inspected by confocal microscopy. On the second occasion, chemokine receptor–specific mRNA was quantified in the cells. Cells from the age-matched controls were treated in the same manner, with different control individuals on the first (nos. 1–12, Table ) and the second (see nos. 13–20 in Table ) sampling occasions.
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Difference in CXCR1 mRNA Levels between Patients and Controls.
Neutrophils were obtained 1 yr later from eight of the patients in Table and from eight new age-matched control children. Total mRNA was extracted and CXCR1 mRNA was amplified using specific primers. The message was quantified in relation to two different housekeeping genes. A pairwise comparison of mRNAs from patients and controls is shown in Fig. 6/Table . In every case the patient cells contained lower CXCR1 mRNA levels than the controls (P < 0.001).
Stability of the Low CXCR1 Expression Phenotype.
As chemokine receptor expression has been shown to vary over time, we addressed the stability of the CXCR1low phenotype of the patients. An individual with low CXCR1 expression was analyzed biweekly over a 1-yr period and was compared with an individual with normal CXCR1 levels. The low expression of the CXCR1 receptor was shown to be stable over time (data not shown). Furthermore, the low CXCR1 expression by the patients was detected at least twice with a 1-yr interval.
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Mucosal infections give rise to a rapid neutrophil response 8. Pathogens activate mucosal chemokine production, resulting in the recruitment of neutrophils to the epithelial barrier and in neutrophils crossing the epithelium into the lumen 1718. The molecular determinants of this process have been studied in vitro. Human uroepithelial cells secrete IL-8, and this chemokine supports neutrophil migration across infected epithelial layers 11. Chemokines exert their action by coupling to G protein–anchored receptors. While multiple classes of chemokine receptors have been described, the CXCRs are most essential for neutrophil recruitment. Urinary tract pathogens were recently shown to also enhance the expression of chemokine receptors, and neutrophil migration across epithelial cell layers was found to be CXCR1 dependent 13.
Mice have a single functional receptor for IL-8. This mIL-8Rh shares 69 and 71% amino acid identity with the human IL-8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 19. Cacalano et al. deleted the single gene encoding mIL-8Rh by insertion of a neomycin cassette, and generated the mIL-8Rh KO mouse 14. Neutrophil chemotaxis in response to CXC chemokines (human IL-8 and MIP-2) was selectively abrogated in these mice, but responses to non-CXC ligands are retained. In this study we showed that epithelial CXCR expression increases after infection of normal mice. Infection of the mIL-8Rh KO mice failed to stimulate a CXCR response and neutrophil migration across the epithelial barrier was completely abrogated. These results demonstrate that chemokine receptor expression determines the fate of neutrophils at the mucosal barrier. It may be speculated that chemokine receptors influence neutrophil migration at other mucosal sites, and that epithelial chemokine receptors prevent activated neutrophils from accumulating in the tissues by directing them into the lumen.
The mIL-8Rh KO mice had intact chemokine production, but with time, a difference in tissue distribution of MIP-2 was noticed compared with the control mice. The epithelial MIP-2 response and the secretion of MIP-2 into the urine were similar in mIL-8Rh KO and control mice during the first hours after infection, showing that the receptor deficiency did not influence the chemokine response per se. At later times, the MIP-2 response decreased in the controls, but the mIL-8Rh KO mice continued to produce MIP-2, suggesting impaired downregulation and/or continued stimulation of this response. In view of the impaired bacterial clearance in the mIL-8Rh KO mice, we propose that the bacteria provide a continuing stimulus for production of these chemokines.
The drastic difference in susceptibility to infection between the control mice and the mIL-8Rh KO mice was seen using several different end points. Tissue counts from control mice showed a gradual decrease in bacterial numbers, with complete clearance after 7 d. The mice did not have positive blood cultures and appeared asymptomatic. Furthermore, they did not develop tissue pathology. The KO mice, in contrast, showed gradually increasing bacterial counts in kidneys and bladders until day 7. They became septic, developed symptoms of systemic disease, and had to be killed. Surviving mice developed tissue pathology resembling patients with renal scarring. These observations emphasize that the deletion of the mIL-8R gene has fundamental effects on the susceptibility to bacterial infection of the urinary tract, and that the KO mouse is an excellent model for studies of acute pyelonephritis and renal scarring. Earlier studies have shown that germ-free mIL-8 KO mice have increased susceptibility to Candida infection after peroral challenge and develop acute systemic candidiasis after systemic challenge 20. While the mIL-8Rh KO mice were more resistant during the early stage of Listeria monocytogenes infection, they later demonstrated evidence of chronic infection 21. These findings illustrate the importance of chemokine receptors and directed neutrophil migration for host resistance to different microbial infections.
In addition, the results reemphasized the importance of neutrophils as the crucial effector cells of the urinary tract. This was first proposed after studies in LPS hyporesponder mice 4. C3H/HeJ mice are highly susceptible to UTI and other gram-negative infections 567. Their increased susceptibility to UTI coincided with a defective neutrophil response 8, suggesting that these cells are important for bacterial clearance from the urinary tract. Subsequent studies confirmed the role of neutrophils for the urinary tract defense 9. Neutrophil depletion of resistant mice was shown to render them susceptible to infection, with impaired bacterial clearance from bladders or kidneys during the early phase of infection. This study showed that susceptibility may be caused not only by the absence of neutrophils, but by the chemotactic process. The chemokine receptor deficiency did not abrogate neutrophil recruitment into the tissues but aborted their migration to the site where bacteria were to be killed.
Urinary tract infections are among the most prevalent bacterial infections in humans. Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in 1% of schoolgirls, 2% of pregnant women, and 15–20% of elderly men and women 22. Symptomatic infections are exceedingly common, with acute cystitis being more frequent than acute pyelonephritis. Before the antibiotic era, acute pyelonephritis caused substantial mortality, and even today UTI continues to be a major clinical problem in terms of both prevalence and long-term consequences. Failure to resolve the local phase of acute infection may cause renal scarring in children and gram-negative septicemia in adults.
The marked individual differences in susceptibility to UTI have been recognized for decades. Defects of the urine flow and epithelial receptor expression are the two main host variables proposed to account for these differences. Urodynamic defects open up the urinary tract and allow bacteria of low virulence to establish. For example, vesicoureteric reflux increases the severity of kidney infection in some, but not all patients 23. Epithelial receptor expression influences the adhesive phenotype of the infecting strain 24. For example, the expression of epithelial cell receptors for P fimbriae is influenced by the P blood group 232526. However, urodynamic defects do not explain the basic difference in susceptibility to acute pyelonephritis between individual hosts, and the variation in epithelial receptor expression can help select the infecting strain, but does not fundamentally alter the susceptibility to UTI.
This study proposes that the neutrophil-mediated defense is essential for resistance to UTI, and that the functional state of the neutrophils is influenced by chemokine receptor expression in the urinary tract. The enrolled children had experienced several episodes of UTI with at least one documented episode of acute pyelonephritis, and had dimercaptosuccinic acid–verified renal involvement. In spite of the small numbers, we found significant differences in receptor expression between patients and controls, suggesting that these differences are highly relevant. It may be discussed that the low receptor expression in the children was secondary to the influence of infection, or was a preexisting susceptibility factor of the individual. The samples were obtained during an infection-free interval, at least 6 mo after termination of antibiotic treatment resulting in clinical and microbiological cure, suggesting that there should be no influence on chemokine receptor expression of bacterial products like LPS and host response molecules like TNF-. By repeating the analysis of receptor expression with a 1-yr interval, and by using two independent techniques to quantify the phenotype, we could show that the low expression was stable over time and was not caused by ongoing infection. Additionally, biweekly sampling of an individual with low levels of CXCR1 over a 1-yr period revealed that the CXCR1low phenotype was stable.
The results suggest that children with recurrent pyelonephritis have a reduced expression of CXCR1 that is stable over time. We propose that susceptibility is caused by inefficient bacterial clearance due to impairment of the innate host defense, and identify low chemokine receptor expression as a mechanism underlying this effect.
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Submitted: 12 June 2000
Revised: 17 July 2000
Accepted: 24 July 2000
B. Frendéus and G. Godaly contributed equally to this work.
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) before and at different times after infection. The neutrophil response in the control mice peaked at 6 h after infection. There was no detectable increase in PMN counts in the mIL-8Rh KO mice. Numbers are cells/ml, means ± SEM of 2 experiments; 6–10 mice per group.
