Urinary tract infections: the current scenario and future prospects

G Mancuso, A Midiri, E Gerace, M Marra, S Zummo… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide,
occurring in both community and healthcare settings. Although the clinical symptoms of UTIs …

The Diversity of Escherichia coli Pathotypes and Vaccination Strategies against This Versatile Bacterial Pathogen

P Pokharel, S Dhakal, CM Dozois - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a gram-negative bacillus and resident of the normal intestinal
microbiota. However, some E. coli strains can cause diseases in humans, other mammals …

UroPathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) Infections: Virulence Factors, Bladder Responses, Antibiotic, and Non-antibiotic Antimicrobial Strategies

ME Terlizzi, G Gribaudo, ME Maffei - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common pathological conditions in both
community and hospital settings. It has been estimated that about 150 million people …

Systematic exploration of Escherichia coli phage–host interactions with the BASEL phage collection

E Maffei, A Shaidullina, M Burkolter, Y Heyer… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Bacteriophages, the viruses infecting bacteria, hold great potential for the treatment of
multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and other applications due to their unparalleled …

Urinary tract infection: Pathogenicity, antibiotic resistance and development of effective vaccines against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

MRA Karam, M Habibi, S Bouzari - Molecular immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are recognized as one of the most common infectious
diseases in the world that can be divided to different types. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli …

Ferritinophagy/ferroptosis: Iron‐related newcomers in human diseases

M Tang, Z Chen, D Wu, L Chen - Journal of cellular physiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear receptor coactivator 4 mediated ferritinophagy is an autophagic phenomenon that
specifically involves ferritin to release intracellular free iron. Ferritinophagy is implicated in …

Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the interplay between herbal medicines and gut microbiota

J Xu, HB Chen, SL Li - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Herbal medicines (HMs) are much appreciated for their significant contribution to human
survival and reproduction by remedial and prophylactic management of diseases. Defining …

Pathogenicity Factors of Genomic Islands in Intestinal and Extraintestinal Escherichia coli

M Desvaux, G Dalmasso, R Beyrouthy… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Escherichia coli is a versatile bacterial species that includes both harmless commensal
strains and pathogenic strains found in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and warm …

Molecular mechanisms of Escherichia coli pathogenicity

MA Croxen, BB Finlay - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2010 - nature.com
Escherichia coli is a remarkable and diverse organism. This normally harmless commensal
needs only to acquire a combination of mobile genetic elements to become a highly adapted …

Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli: Mechanisms of Infection and Treatment Options

Y Zhou, Z Zhou, L Zheng, Z Gong, Y Li, Y Jin… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections that represent a severe public
health problem. They are often caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), Klebsiella pneumoniae …