Pathogenicity and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes: A trip from environmental to medical microbiology

JJ Quereda, A Morón-García, C Palacios-Gorba… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Listeria monocytogenes is a saprophytic gram-positive bacterium, and an opportunistic
foodborne pathogen that can produce listeriosis in humans and animals. It has evolved an …

Listeria monocytogenes—How This Pathogen Uses Its Virulence Mechanisms to Infect the Hosts

J Osek, K Wieczorek - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeriosis is a serious food-borne illness, especially in susceptible populations, including
children, pregnant women, and elderlies. The disease can occur in two forms: non-invasive …

Listeria monocytogenes: review of pathogenesis and virulence determinants-targeted immunological assays

L Lopes-Luz, M Mendonça… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Listeria monocytogenes is one of the most invasive foodborne pathogens and is responsible
for numerous outbreaks worldwide. Most of the methods to detect this bacterium in food …

Acute phase response following pulmonary exposure to soluble and insoluble metal oxide nanomaterials in mice

CT Gutierrez, C Loizides, I Hafez, A Brostrøm… - Particle and Fibre …, 2023 - Springer
Background Acute phase response (APR) is characterized by a change in concentration of
different proteins, including C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A (SAA) that can be linked …

High mobility group box 1 as an autocrine chemoattractant for oligodendrocyte lineage cells in white matter stroke

JY Choi, X Jin, H Kim, S Koh, HJ Cho, BG Kim - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The migration of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPC) is a key process of
remyelination, which is essential for the treatment of white matter stroke. This study aimed to …

ATF3 positively regulates antibacterial immunity by modulating macrophage killing and migration functions

Y Du, Z Ma, J Zheng, S Huang, X Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The clinical severity of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) respiratory infection correlates
with antibacterial gene signature. S. aureus infection induces the expression of an …

[HTML][HTML] P17 induces chemotaxis and differentiation of monocytes via MRGPRX2-mediated mast cell–line activation

K Duraisamy, K Singh, M Kumar, B Lefranc… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background P17, a peptide isolated from Tetramorium bicarinatum ant venom, is known to
induce an alternative phenotype of human monocyte–derived macrophages via activation of …

The role of creatine in the development and activation of immune responses

EC Bredahl, JM Eckerson, SM Tracy, TL McDonald… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of dietary supplements has become increasingly common over the past 20 years.
Whereas supplements were formerly used mainly by elite athletes, age and fitness status no …

Synergistic Effect of Chlorogenic Acid and Caffeic Acid with Fosfomycin on Growth Inhibition of a Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Strain

F Zhang, T Zhai, S Haider, Y Liu, ZJ Huang - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
Listeria monocytogenes, a human foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis with high-rate
mortality, has been reported to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics. New antibiotics or …

A subtractive proteomics and immunoinformatics approach towards designing a potential multi-epitope vaccine against pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes

S Rahman, AK Das - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of listeriosis, which is dangerous for pregnant
women, the elderly or individuals with a weakened immune system. Individuals with …