Pathogenesis, epidemiology and control of Group A Streptococcus infection

S Brouwer, T Rivera-Hernandez, BF Curren… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus; GAS) is exquisitely adapted to
the human host, resulting in asymptomatic infection, pharyngitis, pyoderma, scarlet fever or …

Disease manifestations and pathogenic mechanisms of group A Streptococcus

MJ Walker, TC Barnett, JD McArthur… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes mild human
infections such as pharyngitis and impetigo and serious infections such as necrotizing …

Molecular mechanisms regulating NETosis in infection and disease

N Branzk, V Papayannopoulos - Seminars in immunopathology, 2013 - Springer
Neutrophils are the foot soldiers of the immune system. They home in to the site of infection
and kill pathogens by phagocytosis, degranulation, and the release of web-like structures …

[HTML][HTML] The pathophysiological role of neutrophil extracellular traps in inflammatory diseases

A Bonaventura, L Liberale, F Carbone… - Thrombosis and …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
Neutrophil pathogen-killing mechanism termed neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) has
been recently identified. NETs consist of chromatin and histones along with serine proteases …

Neutrophil extracellular traps are elevated in patients with pneumonia-related acute respiratory distress syndrome

I Bendib, L de Chaisemartin, V Granger… - …, 2019 - pubs.asahq.org
Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Neutrophil
extracellular traps are increasingly recognized as pathogenic in acute injury, but their role in …

IgA enhances NETosis and release of neutrophil extracellular traps by polymorphonuclear cells via Fcα receptor I

E Aleyd, MWM van Hout, SH Ganzevles… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Polymorphonuclear cells (neutrophils) are the first cells that arrive at sites of infections.
According to the current dogma, they are involved in eliminating bacteria, after which they …

Tamoxifen augments the innate immune function of neutrophils through modulation of intracellular ceramide

R Corriden, A Hollands, J Olson, J Derieux… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Tamoxifen is a selective oestrogen receptor modulator widely used for the treatment of
breast cancer. In addition to its activity as an oestrogen receptor agonist/antagonist …

Vibrio cholerae Evades Neutrophil Extracellular Traps by the Activity of Two Extracellular Nucleases

A Seper, A Hosseinzadeh, G Gorkiewicz… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The Gram negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of the secretory
diarrheal disease cholera, which has traditionally been classified as a noninflammatory …

Clinical and Biological Features of Cutibacterium (Formerly Propionibacterium) avidum, an Underrecognized Microorganism

S Corvec - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recent description of the genus Cutibacterium has altered the taxonomy of
Propionibacterium species. These organisms still belong to the genera of the skin …

Subunit vaccines for Acinetobacter baumannii

N Yang, X Jin, C Zhu, F Gao, Z Weng, X Du… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterium and a crucial opportunistic pathogen
in hospitals. A. baumannii infection has become a challenging problem in clinical practice …