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The Ability to Acquire Iron Is Inversely Related to Virulence and the Protective Efficacy of Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Francisella tularensis is a highly infectious bacterial pathogen that causes the potentially fatal disease tularemia. The Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica, while no longer licensed as a vaccine, is used as a model organism for
Joshua R. Fletcher, Deborah D. Crane, Tara D. Wehrly, Craig A. Martens, Catharine M. Bosio, Bradley D. Jones, Bradley D. Jones   +6 more
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In‐Depth Profiling Highlights the Effect of Efgartigimod on Peripheral Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells in Myasthenia Gravis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibody‐mediated complement activation. Efgartigimod, a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, is approved for treating generalized MG (gMG). However, its modulatory effects on upstream innate and adaptive immune cells remain largely unexplored.
Lei Jin, Liu Dong, Ying Wang, Dingxian He, Chong Yan, Jianying Xi, Haoqin Jiang, Yu Shi, Ming Guan, Chongbo Zhao, Jie Song, Sushan Luo   +11 more
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Coxiella burnetii: A Pathogenic Intracellular Acidophile.

Microbiology (Reading, England), 2019
Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular pathogen that causes acute and chronic Q fever. C. burnetii grows within a eukaryotic host cell in a vacuole highly similar to a phagolysosome. Found worldwide, this environmentally stable pathogen is maintained in nature via chronic infection of ruminants.
Shaw, Edward I., Voth, Daniel E.
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Epilepsy‐Associated Variants of a Single SCN1A Codon Exhibit Divergent Functional Properties

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Pathogenic variants in SCN1A, which encodes the voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV1.1, are associated with multiple epilepsy syndromes exhibiting a range of clinical severity. SCN1A variants are reported in different syndromes, including Dravet syndrome, which is associated with loss‐of‐function, whereas neonatal/infantile‐onset ...
Lanie N. Liebovitz, Christopher H. Thompson, Linda C. Laux, Alfred L. George Jr.   +3 more
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Minimally Clinically Important Difference of the Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Clinical Assessment Scale in Autoimmune Encephalitis (CASE) tracks disease severity in autoimmune encephalitis (AE), but no threshold for significant change exists. We aimed to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for CASE.
Yihui Goh, Yoon Hee Shin, Soo Hyun Ahn, Su Yee Mon, Soo Jean Shin, Woo‐Jin Lee, Yoonhyuk Jang, Myoung‐Jin Jang, Soon‐Tae Lee   +8 more
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Cracking the Code: Genotype–Phenotype Correlation Models in Sarcoglycanopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Sarcoglycanopathies are among the most severe limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD), though milder presentations have been described. These diseases are primarily caused by missense variants, but the limited predictability of their effect on protein maturation, complex formation, and transport has hindered reliable genotype ...
Leonela Luce, Goknur Selen Kocak, José Verdú‐Díaz, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Kristl G. Claeys, Tanya Stojkovic, Gorka Fernández‐Eulate, Pascal Laforêt, Najoua Miladi, Filipe Di Pace, Cristiane Araujo Martins Moreno, Edmar Zanoteli, Conrad C. Weihl, Volker Straub, Ana Töpf, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, Sarcoglycan European Cohort Consortium, Adele D′Amico, Adolfo López de Munain, Alicia Alonso‐Jiménez, Ana Camacho‐Salas, Andrea Gangfuß, Andrés Nascimento, Anna Sarkozy, Anneke J. van der Kooi, Arturo Fraga‐Bau, Béla Melegh, Benedikt Schoser, Bjarne Udd, Blaz Koritnik, Carlos Ortez, Chiara Marini Bettolo, Chiara Panicucci, Claudia Weiss, Claudio Bruno, Claudio Semplicini, Cristina Dominguez‐González, Cristina Garrido, David Gómez‐Andrés, Edoardo Malfatti, Elena Pegoraro, Elke De Vos, Francina Munell, Gabriele Dekomien, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Giorgio Tasca, Isabelle Richard, Jan L. De Bleecker, Jana Haberlová, Jesper Helbo Storgaard, Johanna Palmio, John Vissing, Juan Carlos de Leon‐Hernández, Kinga Hadzsiev, Laura Costa‐Comellas, Lea Leonardis, Leroy ten Dam, Lidia González‐Quereda, Luca Bello, Luisa Politano, Manuela Santos, Marianne de Visser, Marie Rohlenová, Matteo Garibaldi, Michela Guglieri, Nicolas Deconinck, Nicoline Løkken, Omar Abdel‐Mannan, Pia Gallano, Roberto Fernández‐Torrón, Ulrike Schara‐Schmidt, Vincenzo Nigro, Vittoria Zangaro   +72 more
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A Depolarizing Leak in Sodium Bicarbonate Cotransporter NBCe1 Causes Brain Edema

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives SLC4A4 encodes electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1, prominently expressed in kidney and brain. Recessive loss‐of‐function variants in SLC4A4 cause proximal renal tubular acidosis, no brain edema. In the brain, NBCe1 is expressed by astrocytes, where it regulates pH and mediates astrocyte volume changes.
Quinty Bisseling, Mark D. Parker, Sven Kerst, Richard A. Pasternack, Jacob Tondreau, Marjolein Breur, Gemma M. van Rooijen‐van Leeuwen, Davide Tonduti, Ettore Salsano, Alejandra Darling, Joanna A. E. van Wijk, Susanna Törnroth‐Horsefield, Marianna Bugiani, Petra J. W. Pouwels, Quinten Waisfisz, Marjo S. van der Knaap, Rogier Min   +16 more
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Comparative review of F. tularensis and F. novicida

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2014
Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of the acute disease tularemia. Due to its extreme infectivity and ability to cause disease upon inhalation, F. tularensis has been classified as a biothreat agent. Two subspecies of F. tularensis, tularensis
Luke C. Kingry, Jeannine M. Petersen
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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao, Rong Li, Yu‐Xiang Jiao, Kai Ma, Hong‐Qi Yang, Zheng‐Yu Sun, Jie‐Wen Zhang, Shuai Chen   +7 more
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Brucella abortus histidine auxotrophs are copper sensitive

Journal of Bacteriology
Despite decades of investigation into bacterial pathogens, the conditions met by intracellular bacteria are still unclear. These conditions can include access to nutrients, such as amino acids, and exposure to toxic compounds, like copper. To investigate
Charline Focant, Agnès Roba, Elisabeth Wanlin, Katy Poncin, Xavier De Bolle   +4 more
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