Mechanisms of blood brain barrier disruption by different types of bacteria, and bacterial–host interactions facilitate the bacterial pathogen invading the brain

MMJ Al-Obaidi, MNM Desa - Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2018 - Springer
This review aims to elucidate the different mechanisms of blood brain barrier (BBB)
disruption that may occur due to invasion by different types of bacteria, as well as to show …

COVID‐19, microthromboses, inflammation, and platelet activating factor

C Demopoulos, S Antonopoulou, TC Theoharides - Biofactors, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent articles report elevated markers of coagulation, endothelial injury, and
microthromboses in lungs from deceased COVID‐19 patients. However, there has been no …

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models

CJ Orihuela, J Mahdavi, J Thornton… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
A diverse array of infectious agents, including prions and certain neurotropic viruses, bind to
the laminin receptor (LR), and this determines tropism to the CNS. Bacterial meningitis in …

Host–pathogen interactions of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: from commensal to pathogen

BL Duell, YC Su, K Riesbeck - FEBS letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTH i) is a commensal microbe often isolated from
the upper and lower respiratory tract. This bacterial species can cause sinusitis, acute otitis …

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as a pathogen in children

TF Murphy, H Faden, LO Bakaletz, JM Kyd… - The Pediatric …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is a significant pathogen in children, causing otitis
media, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, and occasionally invasive infections. H …

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in the Lower Respiratory Tract of Patients with Chronic Bronchitis

V Bandi, MA Apicella, E Mason, TF Murphy… - American journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
The frequency of colonization and intracellular localization of nontypeable Haemophilus
influenzae (NTHi) in the lower respiratory tract was determined in healthy adults and in …

The role of innate immune responses in the outcome of interspecies competition for colonization of mucosal surfaces

ES Lysenko, AJ Ratner, AL Nelson, JN Weiser - PLoS pathogens, 2005 - journals.plos.org
Since mucosal surfaces may be simultaneously colonized by multiple species, the success
of an organism may be determined by its ability to compete with co-inhabitants of its niche …

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: understanding virulence and commensal behavior

AL Erwin, AL Smith - Trends in microbiology, 2007 - cell.com
Haemophilus influenzae is genetically diverse and exists as a near-ubiquitous human
commensal or as a pathogen. Invasive type b disease has been almost eliminated in …

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Clearance by Alveolar Macrophages Is Impaired by Exposure to Cigarette Smoke

P Martí-Lliteras, V Regueiro, P Morey… - Infection and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) is an opportunistic gram-negative pathogen
that causes respiratory infections and is associated with progression of respiratory diseases …

Protein D of Haemophilus influenzae: A Protective Nontypeable H. influenzae Antigen and a Carrier for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines

A Forsgren, K Riesbeck - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Protein D (PD) is a highly conserved 42 kDa surface lipoprotein found in all Haemophilus
influenzae, including nontypeable (NT) H. influenzae. PD is involved in the pathogenesis of …