[HTML][HTML] Intradermal immunization with wall teichoic acid (WTA) elicits and augments an anti-WTA IgG response that protects mice from methicillin-resistant …
K Takahashi, K Kurokawa, P Moyo, DJ Jung, JH An… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The objectives of this study were to investigate the immune response to intradermal
immunization with wall teichoic acid (WTA) and the effect of MBL deficiency in a murine …
immunization with wall teichoic acid (WTA) and the effect of MBL deficiency in a murine …
The staphylococcal surface-glycopolymer wall teichoic acid (WTA) is crucial for complement activation and immunological defense against Staphylococcus aureus …
K Kurokawa, K Takahashi, BL Lee - Immunobiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that is decorated by
glycopolymers, including wall teichoic acid (WTA), peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and …
glycopolymers, including wall teichoic acid (WTA), peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and …
Specific serum Ig recognizing staphylococcal wall teichoic acid induces complement-mediated opsonophagocytosis against Staphylococcus aureus
DJ Jung, JH An, K Kurokawa, YC Jung… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.aai.org
Wall teichoic acid (WTA) of Staphylococcus aureus is a major cell envelope-associated
glycopolymer that is a key molecule in promoting colonization during S. aureus infection …
glycopolymer that is a key molecule in promoting colonization during S. aureus infection …
Relative roles of complement factor 3 and mannose-binding lectin in host defense against infection
K Takahashi, L Shi, LD Gowda… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of severe nosocomial and community-acquired
infections. Phagocytes and humoral molecules, including complement, have been proposed …
infections. Phagocytes and humoral molecules, including complement, have been proposed …
[HTML][HTML] Mannose-binding lectin-deficient mice are susceptible to infection with Staphylococcus aureus
L Shi, K Takahashi, J Dundee… - The Journal of …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gram-positive organisms like Staphylococcus aureus are a major cause of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Humoral response molecules together with phagocytes play a role in …
mortality worldwide. Humoral response molecules together with phagocytes play a role in …
Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin greatly increases antibody response in a mouse model of vaccination
HK Guttormsen, LM Stuart, L Shi, MC Carroll, J Chen… - Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Mannose-binding lectin (MBL), a pattern recognition innate immune molecule, selectively
binds distinct chemical patterns, including carbohydrates expressed on Group B …
binds distinct chemical patterns, including carbohydrates expressed on Group B …
[HTML][HTML] Human serum mannose-binding lectin senses wall teichoic acid Glycopolymer of Staphylococcus aureus, which is restricted in infancy
KH Park, K Kurokawa, L Zheng, DJ Jung… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
Innate immunity is the first line of host defense against invading pathogens, and it is
recognized by a variety of pattern recognition molecules, including mannose-binding lectin …
recognized by a variety of pattern recognition molecules, including mannose-binding lectin …
Mannose-binding lectin and the balance between immune protection and complication
K Takahashi - Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The innate immune system is evolutionarily ancient and biologically primitive. Historically, it
was first identified as an element of the immune system that provides the first-line response …
was first identified as an element of the immune system that provides the first-line response …
Wall teichoic acid is an essential component of Staphylococcus aureus for the induction of human dendritic cell maturation
SJ Hong, SK Kim, EB Ko, CH Yun, SH Han - Molecular Immunology, 2017 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive pathogen that can cause chronic skin
inflammation, pneumonia, and septic shock. The immunomodulatory functions of wall …
inflammation, pneumonia, and septic shock. The immunomodulatory functions of wall …
Mannose‐binding lectin and innate immunity
WK Eddie Ip, K Takahashi… - Immunological …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Innate immunity is the earliest response to invading microbes and acts to contain infection in
the first minutes to hours of challenge. Unlike adaptive immunity that relies upon clonal …
the first minutes to hours of challenge. Unlike adaptive immunity that relies upon clonal …