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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: McDaniel KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4468526 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infection and immunity 20150511 7
Vitamin A deficiency (A(-)) remains a public health concern in developing countries and is associated with increased susceptibility to infection. Citrobacter rodentium was used to model human Escherichia coli infections. A(-) mice developed a severe and lethal (40%) infection. Vitamin A-sufficient (A(+)) mice survived and cleared the infection by day 25. Retinoic acid treatment of A(-) mice at the peak of the infection eliminated C. rodentium within 16 days. Inflammation levels were not differen ...[more]