Ocular syphilis

JM Furtado, M Simões, D Vasconcelos-Santos… - Survey of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple studies around the world suggest that syphilis is re-emerging. Ocular syphilis–with a
wide range of presentations, most of which are subtypes of uveitis–has become an …

Cuproptosis engineered nanomaterials: The silent warrior against cancer

TS Dongsar, TT Dongsar, N Nasir, S Wahab… - Applied Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulated cell death contributes to a variety of physiological and pathological events and is
essential for maintaining physiological equilibrium. Specifically triggering programmed cell …

Syphilis mimetic nanoparticles for cuproptosis-based synergistic cancer therapy via reprogramming copper metabolism

J Zhang, M Han, J Zhang, M Abdalla, P Sun… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most devastating type of human lung cancer and
has a high propensity to metastasize into the brain. Cuproptosis recently has been defined …

Deep proteome coverage advances knowledge of Treponema pallidum protein expression profiles during infection

S Houston, A Gomez, A Geppert, A Eshghi, DS Smith… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Comprehensive proteome-wide analysis of the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum
ssp. pallidum, is technically challenging due to high sample complexity, difficulties with …

[HTML][HTML] Immunization with a tri-antigen syphilis vaccine significantly attenuates chancre development, reduces bacterial load, and inhibits dissemination of …

SA Lukehart, B Molini, A Gomez, C Godornes, R Hof… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Syphilis continues to be a significant public health concern worldwide. The disease is
endemic in many low-and middle-income countries, and rates have risen sharply in high …

Treponema pallidum Disrupts VE-Cadherin Intercellular Junctions and Traverses Endothelial Barriers Using a Cholesterol-Dependent Mechanism

KV Lithgow, E Tsao, E Schovanek, A Gomez… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, traverses the
vascular endothelium to gain access to underlying tissue sites. Herein, we investigate the …

Innovative Strategies to Study the Pathogenesis of Elusive Spirochetes and Difficulties Managing the Chronic Infections They Cause

MAM Moustafa, S Schlachter… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The major human spirochetal pathogens (Leptospira, Borrelia, and Treponema) are difficult
to diagnose and lack vaccines to prevent infections. Infection by these spirochetes does not …

Identification of the neuroinvasive pathogen host target, LamR, as an endothelial receptor for the Treponema pallidum adhesin Tp0751

KV Lithgow, B Church, A Gomez, E Tsao, S Houston… - Msphere, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis, a human-specific
sexually transmitted infection that causes a multistage disease with diverse clinical …

Development of vaccines against the sexually transmitted infections gonorrhoea, syphilis, Chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, human immunodeficiency virus and Zika …

EDG McIntosh - Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The success in preventing hepatitis B virus and human papillomavirus infections by means
of vaccination paves the way for the development of other vaccines to prevent sexually …

Research progress of copper-based metal–organic frameworks for cancer diagnosis and therapy

X Li, Z Ma, H Wang, Q Shi, Z Xie, J Yu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer represents a major threat to human health, being a primary cause of mortality from
diseases. The conventional methods for detection of tumor biomarker in clinical settings are …