Cytokine Storm Cytokine storm, a life-threatening disorder involving cytokine elevations and
immune-cell hyperactivation, has various causes and is characterized by constitutional …

Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) has generally been described as a collection of clinical
manifestations resulting from an overactivated immune system. Cytokine storms (CSs) are …

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness and systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology
that predominantly afflicts young children, causes coronary artery aneurysms and can result …

Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness and systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology
that predominantly afflicts young children, causes coronary artery aneurysms and can result …

Background Sex differences are important epidemiological factors that impact in the
frequency and severity of infectious diseases. A clear sexual dimorphism in bacterial …

Sepsis, the systemic inflammatory response to infection, is considered the major cause of
death among critically ill patients in the developed world. While there is a general view that …

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and related superantigenic toxins produced by
Staphylococcus aureus are potent activators of the immune system. These protein toxins …

Cytokine storms are a primary cause of multiple organ damage and death after severe
infections, such as SARS-CoV-2. However, current single cytokine-targeted strategies …

Staphylococcal superantigens (SAgs) constitute a family of potent exotoxins secreted by
Staphylococcus aureus and other select staphylococcal species. SAgs function to cross-link …

We isolated a rough variant of Mycobacterium abscessus CIP 104536T during experimental
infection of mice. We show that this variant has lost the ability to produce glycopeptidolipids …