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1.	Verdrengh, Margareta, 1942, et al. (author) IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 mediates protection against Staphylococcus aureus infection. 2004 In: Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur. - : Elsevier BV. - 1286-4579. ; 6:14, s. 1268-72 Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract The interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 (IRAK-1) mediates signal transduction from Toll-like/IL-1/IL-18 receptors. Though a critical protective role against Staphylococcus aureus infection has been previously attributed to myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and IRAK-4, both also involved in TLR/IL-1/IL-18 signaling, the role of IRAK-1 is unknown. IRAK-1-deficient (IRAK-1-/-) and wild-type mice were inoculated i.v. with 2 x 10(7) or 1 x 10(6) S. aureus per mouse to evaluate the role of IRAK-1 in S. aureus sepsis. Since IRAK-1 transduces IL-1R signals, IL-1R-/- mice were also included in experiments. IRAK-1-/- mice are susceptible to a high dose of S. aureus compared to wild-type controls. In contrast to the high mortality and extensive weight loss seen in IL-1R-deficient mice in response to 1 x 10(6) S. aureus, IRAK-1-/- mice are resistant to this low dose of S. aureus. Thus IRAK-1 plays an important role in the host response to staphylococcal sepsis.

Verdrengh, Margareta, 1942, et al. (author)
IL-1 receptor-associated kinase 1 mediates protection against Staphylococcus aureus infection.
2004
In: Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur. - : Elsevier BV. - 1286-4579. ; 6:14, s. 1268-72
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-1 (IRAK-1) mediates signal transduction from Toll-like/IL-1/IL-18 receptors. Though a critical protective role against Staphylococcus aureus infection has been previously attributed to myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and IRAK-4, both also involved in TLR/IL-1/IL-18 signaling, the role of IRAK-1 is unknown. IRAK-1-deficient (IRAK-1-/-) and wild-type mice were inoculated i.v. with 2 x 10(7) or 1 x 10(6) S. aureus per mouse to evaluate the role of IRAK-1 in S. aureus sepsis. Since IRAK-1 transduces IL-1R signals, IL-1R-/- mice were also included in experiments. IRAK-1-/- mice are susceptible to a high dose of S. aureus compared to wild-type controls. In contrast to the high mortality and extensive weight loss seen in IL-1R-deficient mice in response to 1 x 10(6) S. aureus, IRAK-1-/- mice are resistant to this low dose of S. aureus. Thus IRAK-1 plays an important role in the host response to staphylococcal sepsis.

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