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Infection of mice with  Salmonella enterica  serovar Typhimurium ( Salmonella ) causes systemic inflammatory disease and enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly). Splenomegaly has been attributed to a general increase in the numbers of phagocytes, lymphocytes, as well as to the expansion of immature CD71 + Ter119 +  reticulocytes. The spleen is important for recycling senescent red blood cells (RBCs) and for the capture and eradication of blood-borne pathogens. Conservation of splenic tissue architecture, comprised of the white pulp (WP), marginal zone (MZ), and red pulp (RP) is essential for initiation of adaptive immune responses to captured pathogens. Using flow cytometry and four color immunofluorescence microscopy (IFM), we show that  Salmonella -induced splenomegaly is characterized by drastic alterations of the splenic tissue architecture and cell population proportions, as well as in situ cell distributions. A major cause of splenomegaly appears to be the significant increase in immature RBC precursors and F4/80 +  macrophages that are important for recycling of heme-associated iron. In contrast, the proportions of B220 + , CD4 +  and CD8 +  lymphocytes, as well as MZ MOMA +  macrophages decrease significantly as infection progresses. Spleen tissue sections show visible tears and significantly altered tissue architecture with F4/80 +  macrophages and RBCs expanding beyond the RP and taking over most of the spleen tissue. Additionally, F4/80 +  macrophages actively phagocytose not only RBCs, but also lymphocytes, indicating that they may contribute to declining lymphocyte proportions during  Salmonella  infection. Understanding how these alterations of spleen microarchitecture impact the generation of adaptive immune responses to  Salmonella  has implications for understanding  Salmonella  pathogenesis and for the design of more effective  Salmonella -based vaccines.

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Infection with Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Leads to Increased Proportions of F4/80+ Red Pulp Macrophages and Decreased Proportions of B and T Lymphocytes in the Spleen