Leptospiral infection, pathogenesis and its diagnosis—A review

AV Samrot, TC Sean, KS Bhavya, CS Sahithya… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a perplexing conundrum for many. In the existing literature, the
pathophysiological mechanisms pertaining to leptospirosis is still not understood in full …

Weil's Disease—Immunopathogenesis, Multiple Organ Failure, and Potential Role of Gut Microbiota

P Petakh, V Isevych, A Kamyshnyi, V Oksenych - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, causing about 60,000 deaths annually. In
this review, we have described in detail the immunopathogenesis of leptospirosis, the …

Gallic acid improved inflammation via NF-κB pathway in TNBS-induced ulcerative colitis

L Zhu, PQ Gu, H Shen - International immunopharmacology, 2019 - Elsevier
Gallic acid (GA), as an active component, has been found in many fruits and plants, and it
exhibits potential protective effects, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral and …

The protective effect of baicalin against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury through inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis

M Lin, L Li, L Li, G Pokhrel, G Qi, R Rong… - BMC complementary and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) increases the rates of acute kidney
failure, delayed graft function, and early mortality after kidney transplantation. The …

Identification of Collagenase as a Critical Virulence Factor for Invasiveness and Transmission of Pathogenic Leptospira Species

K Kassegne, W Hu, DM Ojcius, D Sun… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease. Transmission of Leptospira from
animals to humans occurs through contact with water contaminated with leptospire …

Cytokine response signatures in disease progression and development of severe clinical outcomes for leptospirosis

EAG Reis, JE Hagan, GS Ribeiro… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The role of the immune response in influencing leptospirosis clinical outcomes
is not yet well understood. We hypothesized that acute-phase serum cytokine responses …

The dangerous liaisons in innate immunity involving recombinant proteins and endotoxins: Examples from the literature and the Leptospira field

D Bonhomme, JM Cavaillon, C Werts - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - ASBMB
Endotoxins, also known as lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are essential components of cell
walls of diderm bacteria such as Escherichia coli. LPS are microbe-associated molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis is an invasive infectious and systemic inflammatory disease

AH Sun, XX Liu, J Yan - Biomedical Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Pathogenic Leptospira species are the causative agents of leptospirosis, a world-spreading
zoonotic infectious disease. The pathogens possess a powerful invasiveness by invading …

Going micro in leptospirosis kidney disease

W Chancharoenthana, A Leelahavanichkul, MJ Schultz… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic and waterborne disease worldwide. It is a neglected infectious
disease caused by Leptospira spp., as well as a reemerging disease and global public …

Host Response to Leptospira Infection

RL Zuerner - Leptospira and Leptospirosis, 2014 - Springer
Pathogenic Leptospira has the capacity to infect a broad range of mammalian hosts.
Leptospirosis may appear as an acute, potentially fatal infection in accidental hosts, or …