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Pulmonary infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa has emerged as a leading cause of mortality. A vigorous host response is required to effectively clear the organisms from the lungs. This host defense is dependent on the recruitment and activation of neutrophils and macrophages. A family of chemotactic cytokines (chemokines) has been shown to participate in this protective response. In this study, we assessed the role of the ELR(+) (glutamic acid-leucine-arginine motif positive) CXC chemokines and their CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR2) in lung antibacterial host defense. The intratracheal administration of Pseudomonas to mice resulted in the time-dependent influx of neutrophils to the lung, peaking at 12 to 24 h after inoculation. The influx of neutrophils was associated with a similar time-dependent expression of the ELR(+) CXC chemokines, KC, macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2), and lipopolysaccharide-induced CXC chemokine (LIX). Selective neutralization of MIP-2 or KC resulted in modest changes in neutrophil influx but no change in bacterial clearance or survival. However, neutralization of CXCR2 resulted in a striking increase in mortality, which was associated with a marked decrease in neutrophil recruitment and bacterial clearance. Conversely, the site-specific transgenic expression of KC resulted in enhanced clearance of bacteria after Pseudomonas challenge. This study indicates that ELR(+) CXC chemokines are critical mediators of neutrophil-mediated host defense in Pseudomonas pneumonia.

CXC Chemokine Receptor CXCR2 Is Essential for Protective Innate Host Response in MurinePseudomonas aeruginosaPneumonia