Many of the α-proteobacteria establish long-term, often chronic, interactions with higher
eukaryotes. These interactions range from pericellular colonization through facultative …

As an important component of the vasculature, endothelial cell lining covers the inner
surface of blood vessels and provides an active barrier interface between the vascular and …

The facultative intracellular pathogen Bartonella henselae is responsible for a broad range
of clinical manifestations, including the formation of vascular tumors as a result of increased …

Bartonella quintana is a gram-negative microorganism that causes trench fever and chronic
bacteremia. B. quintana lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was unable to induce the production of …

The pattern recognition receptor TLR4 is well known as a crucial receptor during infection
and inflammation. Several TLR4 antagonists have been reported to inhibit the function of …

Rickettsia rickettsii, a gram-negative and obligate intracellular bacterium, is the causative
agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. In human infections, the primary target of R. rickettsii …

Bartonella quintana causes trench fever, endocarditis, and the vasculoproliferative disorders
bacillary angiomatosis and peliosis hepatis in humans. Little is known about the interaction …

The gram-negative bacterium Bartonella henselae is capable of causing angiogenic lesions
as a result of infection. Previously, it has been shown that B. henselae infection can result in …

ABSTRACT A hallmark of Bartonella henselae is persistent bacteremia in cats despite the
presence of a vigorous host immune response. To understand better the long-term survival …

Bartonella quintana (B. quintana) is a facultative, intracellular bacterium, which causes
trench fever, chronic bacteraemia and bacillary angiomatosis. Little is known about the …