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Generation of C5aR1/C5aR2 Double Knockout Mice by CRISPR/Cas9 for Revealing Novel Aspects of Lung Injury
2019
Increased susceptibility of complement factor B/C2 double knockout mice and mannan-binding lectin knockout mice to systemic infection with Candida al…
2008
Candida albicans is the major cause of systemic fungal infections in immunocompromised patients. We investigated the susceptibility of mice deficient in complement factor B and C2 (Bf/C2-/-), C1q (C1qa-/-), and mannan-binding lectin (MBL)-A (MBL-A) and MBL-C (MBL-A/C-/-) to systemic infection with C. albicans. Animals were infected i.p. with 10(8)C. albicans blastoconidia and monitored for mortality. Bf/C2-/- mice showed high mortality (over 90%) within the study period of 3 weeks. In contrast, mortality in C1qa-/- mice was below 15% whereas that of MBL-A/C-/- mice was 40% (P0.001). Intravenous infection of mice with 8x10(5) blastoconidia resulted in the same trend with Bf/C2-/- mice being …