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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The complement system is an efficient anti-microbial effector mechanism. On the other hand abnormal complement activation is involved in the pathogenesis of multiple inflammatory and hemolytic diseases.
Laure Yatime +10 more
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Human complement regulators C4b-binding protein and C1 esterase inhibitor interact with a novel outer surface protein of Borrelia recurrentis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 The spirochete Borrelia recurrentis is the causal agent of louse-borne relapsing fever and is transmitted to humans by the infected body louse Pediculus humanus. We have recently demonstrated that the B.
Sonja Grosskinsky +5 more
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100th Anniversary of Jules Bordet's Nobel Prize: Tribute to a Founding Father of Immunology
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 The 100th Anniversary of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919 awarded to Jules Bordet offers the opportunity to underline the contributions of this Belgian doctor to the blooming of immunology at the end of the nineteenth century at the ...
Jean-Marc Cavaillon +3 more
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Perforin enhances the granulysin-induced lysis of Listeria innocua in human dendritic cells
BMC Immunology, 2007 Background Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells play an essential role in the host defence against intracellular pathogens such as Listeria, and Mycobacteria.
Wagner Carsten A +7 more
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Marine Drugs, 2023 A large body of fungal secondary metabolites has been discovered to exhibit potent antibacterial activities with distinctive mechanisms and has the potential to be an untapped resource for drug discovery.
Li-Hong Yan +5 more
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Comparative effect of different pathogens on the condition of dysbiosis in rat kidneys
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 Aim. Compare the effect of different pathogens on the development of kidney dysbiosis.Methods. The pathogens used were hydrazine sulfate, prednisolone, cyclophosphamide, lincomycin, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
A. P. Levitsky +5 more
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Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2023 In this paper, konjac powde were hydrolyzed by Bacillus licheniformis to prepare oligosaccharides. The effects of concentration of konjac powder, inoculum amount of strain, bacteriolysis temperature and hydrolysis time on hydrolysis rate of konjac powder
Wei ZHANG +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Essential oils are known to exhibit diverse antimicrobial properties, showing their value as a natural resource. Our work aimed to investigate the primary mode of action of Cuban Lippia graveolens (Kunth) essential oil (EO) against Salmonella enterica ...
Annie Rubio Ortega +9 more
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eLife, 2019 Penicillin and related antibiotics disrupt cell wall synthesis to induce bacteriolysis. Lysis in response to these drugs requires the activity of cell wall hydrolases called autolysins, but how penicillins misactivate these deadly enzymes has long ...
Josué Flores-Kim +4 more
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Protection Against Invasive Infections in Children Caused by Encapsulated Bacteria
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The encapsulated bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus) have been responsible for the majority of severe infections in children for decades, specifically ...
Manish Sadarangani, Manish Sadarangani
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