The Central Role of IFI204 in IFN-β Release and Autophagy Activation during Mycobacterium bovis Infection.

abstract：:The Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin (Cdt) is a heterotrimeric AB2 toxin capable of inducing lymphocytes, and other cell types, to undergo cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Exposure to Cdt results in binding to the cell surface followed by internalization and translocation of the active...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Boesze-Battaglia K,Walker LP,Dhingra A,Kandror K,Tang HY,Shenker BJ

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular bacterial pathogens (IBPs) invade and replicate in different cell types including immune cells, in particular of the innate immune system (IIS) during infection in the acute phase. However, immune cells primarily function as essential players in the highly effective and integrated host defense systems co...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Eisenreich W,Rudel T,Heesemann J,Goebel W

更新日期：2017-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a prevalent parasite of mammals and birds including up to 30% of humans world-wide. Primary infection of immunocompetent hosts leads to a robust cell-mediated immune response, which controls but does not clear the infection, thus enabling long-term parasite persistence in brain and muscle tissues....

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ehmen HG,Lüder CGK

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnaporthe oryzae (Mo) is a model pathogen causing rice blast resulting in yield and economic losses world-wide. CK2 is a constitutively active, serine/threonine kinase in eukaryotes, having a wide array of known substrates, and involved in many cellular processes. We investigated the localization and role of MoCK2 d...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Zhang D,Chen Y,Ye W,Lin Q,Lu G,Ebbole DJ,Olsson S,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased numbers of peripheral blood mononucleocytes (PBMC) and increased IFN-γ secretion following in vitro challenge of blood samples with soluble Leishmania antigen (SLA), have been proposed as biomarkers of specific cell-mediated immunity, indicating that treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been successf...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Botana L,Matía B,San Martin JV,Romero-Maté A,Castro A,Molina L,Fernandez L,Ibarra-Meneses A,Aguado M,Sánchez C,Horrillo L,Chicharro C,Nieto J,Ortega S,Ruiz-Giardin JM,Carrillo E,Moreno J

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Response regulators are a critical part of the two-component system of gene expression regulation in bacteria, transferring a signal from a sensor kinase into DNA binding activity resulting in alteration of gene expression. In this study, we investigated a previously uncharacterized response regulator in Francisella n...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Dean SN,Milton ME,Cavanagh J,van Hoek ML

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks modulate their hosts' defense responses by secreting a biopharmacopiea of hundreds to thousands of proteins and bioactive chemicals into the feeding site (tick-host interface). These molecules and their functions evolved over millions of years as ticks adapted to blood-feeding, tick lineages diverged, and host-s...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Mans BJ,Featherston J,de Castro MH,Pienaar R

更新日期：2017-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspecific differences in biological traits between Neospora caninum isolates have been widely described and associated with variations in virulence. However, the molecular basis underlying these differences has been poorly studied. We demonstrated previously that Nc-Spain7 and Nc-Spain1H, high- and low-virulence i...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： García-Sánchez M,Jiménez-Pelayo L,Horcajo P,Regidor-Cerrillo J,Collantes-Fernández E,Ortega-Mora LM

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the standard therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease. In adults, PPI treatment is associated with Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). In contrast to adults the microbiome of infants develops from sterility at birth toward an adult-like profile in the first years of life. The e...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Castellani C,Singer G,Kashofer K,Huber-Zeyringer A,Flucher C,Kaiser M,Till H

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) remains the most frequent AIDS-defining illness in developed countries. This infection also occurs in non-AIDS immunosuppressed patients, e.g., those who have undergone an organ transplantation. Moreover, mild Pneumocystis jirovecii infections related to low pulmonary fungal burden, freque...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bonnet P,Le Gal S,Calderon E,Delhaes L,Quinio D,Robert-Gangneux F,Ramel S,Nevez G

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and widely instigated. Gaining proper insight into host-pathogen interactions and identifying chief ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Younes S,Al-Sulaiti A,Nasser EAA,Najjar H,Kamareddine L

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Metagenomic approaches applied to viruses have highlighted their prevalence in almost all microbial ecosystems investigated. In all ecosystems, notably those associated with humans or animals, the viral fraction is dominated by bacteriophages. Whether they contribute to dysbiosis, i.e., the departure from microbiota c...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： De Paepe M,Leclerc M,Tinsley CR,Petit MA

更新日期：2014-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio parahaemolyticus elicits gastroenteritis by deploying Type III Secretion Systems (TTSS) to deliver effector proteins into epithelial cells of the human intestinal tract. The bacteria must adhere to the human cells to allow colonization and operation of the TTSS translocation apparatus bridging the bacterium and...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： O'Boyle N,Boyd A

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To evaluate metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) as a diagnostic tool in detecting pathogens from osteoarticular infection (OAI) samples. Methods: 130 samples of joint fluid, sonicate fluid, and tissue were prospectively collected from 92 patients with OAI. The performance of mNGS and microbiology...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Huang ZD,Zhang ZJ,Yang B,Li WB,Zhang CJ,Fang XY,Zhang CF,Zhang WM,Lin JH

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the respiratory tract. Innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are the first host cells that encounter C. neoform...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Nelson BN,Hawkins AN,Wozniak KL

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular bacterial pathogens have evolved distinct lifestyles inside eukaryotic cells. Some pathogens coexist with the infected cell in an obligate intracellular state, whereas others transit between the extracellular and intracellular environment. Adaptation to these intracellular lifestyles is regulated in both...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ortega AD,Quereda JJ,Pucciarelli MG,García-del Portillo F

更新日期：2014-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria comprise the earliest form of independent life on this planet. Bacterial development has included co-operative symbiosis with plants (e.g., Leguminosae family and nitrogen fixing bacteria in soil) and animals (e.g., the gut microbiome). A fusion event of two prokaryotes evolutionarily gave rise to the eukaryo...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Vitetta L,Hall S,Linnane AW

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Half of invasive fungal infections lead to death. Amongst pathogenic fungi, the most widespread species belong to the Candida genus and vary in their susceptibility to antifungal drugs. The emergence of antifungal resistance has become a major clinical problem. Therefore, the definition of susceptibility patterns is c...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Delavy M,Dos Santos AR,Heiman CM,Coste AT

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic fungi have developed many strategies to evade the host immune system. Multiple escape mechanisms appear to function together to inhibit attack by the various stages of both the adaptive and the innate immune response. Thus, after entering the host, such pathogens fight to overcome the immune system to allow...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Marcos CM,de Oliveira HC,de Melo WC,da Silva JF,Assato PA,Scorzoni L,Rossi SA,de Paula E Silva AC,Mendes-Giannini MJ,Fusco-Almeida AM

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is one of the most common fungal pathogens. Our previous study demonstrated that concomitant use of berberine (BBR) and fluconazole (FLC) showed a synergistic action against FLC-resistant C. albicans in vitro and BBR had a major antifungal effect in the synergism, while FLC played a role of increasing...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Xu Y,Quan H,Wang Y,Zhong H,Sun J,Xu J,Jia N,Jiang Y

更新日期：2017-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:More than a decade ago a short tandem repeat-based typing method was developed for the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. This STRAf assay is based on the analysis of nine short tandem repeat markers. Interpretation of this STRAf assay is complicated when there are only one or two differences in tandem repeat markers betwe...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： de Groot T,Meis JF

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt and effective elicitation of protective immunity is highly relevant for cases of rapidly deteriorating fatal diseases, such as plague, which is caused by Yersinia pestis. Here, we assessed the potential of a live vaccine to induce rapid protection against this infection. We demonstrated that the Y. pestis EV76 ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zauberman A,Vagima Y,Tidhar A,Aftalion M,Gur D,Rotem S,Chitlaru T,Levy Y,Mamroud E

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic HCV infection is characterized by several immunological alterations, such as the accumulation of suppressor cells and of hyperactivated T lymphocytes. However, it is unclear whether direct-acting antiviral (DAA)-mediated HCV clearance restores immune dysfunctions. We performed a phenotypic characterization by ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Telatin V,Nicoli F,Frasson C,Menegotto N,Barbaro F,Castelli E,Erne E,Palù G,Caputo A

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background:Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes severe chronic respiratory diseases and is associated with recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). P. aeruginosa exoproteins contain virulence factors and play important roles in the pathogenicity of P. aeruginosa, however their role in CRS pathophysiology remains unknown. M...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Li J,Ramezanpour M,Fong SA,Cooksley C,Murphy J,Suzuki M,Psaltis AJ,Wormald PJ,Vreugde S

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination has had a major impact on the control of infectious diseases. However, there are still many infectious diseases for which the development of an effective vaccine has been elusive. In many cases the failure to devise vaccines is a consequence of the inability of vaccine candidates to evoke appropriate immun...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Gregory AE,Titball R,Williamson D

更新日期：2013-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a significant cause of serious human gastrointestinal disease worldwide. EHEC strains contain a pathogenicity island called the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE), which encodes virulence factors responsible for damaging the gut mucosa. The Cpx envelope stress response of...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： De la Cruz MA,Morgan JK,Ares MA,Yáñez-Santos JA,Riordan JT,Girón JA

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the causative agent of pandemic pneumonia among pigs, namely, swine enzootic pneumonia. Although M. hyopneumoniae was first identified in 1965, little is known regarding its metabolic pathways, which might play a pivotal role during disease pathogenesis. Lipoate is an ess...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zhu K,Chen H,Jin J,Wang N,Ma G,Huang J,Feng Y,Xin J,Zhang H,Liu H

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm infants are exposed to major perinatal, post-natal, and early infancy events that could impact on the gut microbiome. These events include infection, steroid and antibiotic exposure, parenteral nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and stress. Studies have shown that there are differences in the gut microbiome...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Jayasinghe TN,Vatanen T,Chiavaroli V,Jayan S,McKenzie EJ,Adriaenssens E,Derraik JGB,Ekblad C,Schierding W,Battin MR,Thorstensen EB,Cameron-Smith D,Forbes-Blom E,Hofman PL,Roy NC,Tannock GW,Vickers MH,Cutfield WS,O'Sul

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is an AIDS-defining illness. In patients with HIV, the benefit of PCP prophylaxis is well-defined when the CD4 T-cell count decreases below 200 cells/μL. In other immunocompromised patients, the value of PCP prophylaxis is not always as well-established. This study aim...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Dunbar A,Schauwvlieghe A,Algoe S,van Hellemond JJ,Reynders M,Vandecasteele S,Boelens J,Depuydt P,Rijnders B

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The human-specific pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi causes typhoid, a major public health issue in developing countries. Several aspects of its pathogenesis are still poorly understood. S. Typhi possesses 14 fimbrial gene clusters including 12 chaperone-usher fimbriae (stg, sth, bcf, fim, saf, sef, sta, stb,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Dufresne K,Saulnier-Bellemare J,Daigle F

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00