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Genetically susceptible, TNFRp55 gene-deficient (TNFRp55-/-) mice succumb to infection with Mycobacterium avium. Before their death, M. avium-infected TNFRp55-/- mice develop granulomatous lesions that, in contrast to granulomas in wild-type syngeneic mice, undergo acute disintegration. To determine the factors involved in these events, we depleted T cell subsets or neutralized the inflammatory cytokines IFN-gamma, IL-12, or TNF in TNFRp55-/- mice infected i.v. with M. avium. Infected TNFRp55-/- mice treated with a control mAb became moribund between days 26 and 34 postinfection, showing widespread inflammatory cell apoptosis within disintegrating granulomas. In contrast, TNFRp55-/- mice depleted of either CD4+ or CD8+ cells after granuloma initiation stayed healthy until at least day 38 postinfection and showed no signs of granuloma destruction. Neutralization of IL-12, but not of IFN-gamma or TNF, also protected M. avium-infected TNFRp55-/- mice from granuloma decomposition and from premature death. Treatment with dexamethasone or with a specific inhibitor of inducible NO synthase did not prevent granuloma dissolution or death of TNFRp55-/- mice. In conclusion, granuloma disintegration in TNFRp55-/- mice is a lethal event that is dependent on IL-12 and that is mediated by an excess of T cells.

Lethal Granuloma Disintegration in Mycobacteria-Infected TNFRp55−/− Mice Is Dependent on T Cells and IL-12