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Cysteine Protease-Mediated Autocleavage of Clostridium difficile Toxins Regulates Their Proinflammatory ActivitySummary

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
Background & Aims: Clostridium difficile toxin A (TcdA) and C difficile toxin toxin B (TcdB), the major virulence factors of the bacterium, cause intestinal tissue damage and inflammation.
Yongrong Zhang, Shan Li, Zhiyong Yang, Lianfa Shi, Hua Yu, Rosangela Salerno-Goncalves, Ashley Saint Fleur, Hanping Feng   +7 more
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Cholesterol Laundry of Cell Membrane and Fatty Liver by Detergent Liposomes to Improve Anti‐Cancer Drug Responsiveness of Patient Liver Tissues

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cholesterol‐enriched plasma membranes in hepatocellular carcinoma impede drug penetration. Cholesterol (+)‐liposomes act as membrane‐specific detergents, extracting cholesterol and reducing barrier function without cytotoxicity. Following endocytosis, cholesterol transfers from endosomes to liposomes and is metabolized in the ER.
Chansik Kim, Joo Kyung Noh, Sewoom Baek, Seung Eun Yu, Jueun Kim, Seongyo Lee, Youngji Oh, Dai Hoon Han, Seyong Chung, Hak‐Joon Sung   +9 more
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Composite mobile genetic elements disseminating macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015
Macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae emerged in the US and globally during the early 1990’s. The RNA methylase encoded by erm(B) and the macrolide efflux genes mef(E) and mel were identified as the resistance determining factors.
Scott T Chancey, Scott T Chancey, Sonia eAgrawal, Max eSchroeder, Max eSchroeder, Monica M. Farley, Monica M. Farley, Hervé eTettelin, Hervé eTettelin, Hervé eTettelin, David S. Stephens, David S. Stephens   +11 more
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Use of the “Ru‐1O2‐Hydrazide” System Catalyzed by Metallic Ruthenium Complexes to Decipher the Interaction Between Microbes and Host Cancer Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic interplay between bacteria and host cancer cells plays a critical role in tumor microenvironment modulation, bacterial pathogenesis, and potential oncotherapy applications. However, traditional methods often fail to capture transient or spatially restricted molecular interactions at the bacteria‐cancer cell interface.
Amin Sun, Kaihong Wang, Haifu Sun, Kemei Tao, Xiang Li, Xiuhua Zhao, Shuang Qiu   +6 more
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Multi‐Component Functionalized Bifidobacterium Longum Hydrogel for Multi‐Target Integrated Therapy of Colitis‐Associated Anxiety and Depression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A pH/MMP dual‐responsive Bifidobacterium longum (BL) hydrogel (INPs@BL@Gel) functionalized with baicalin, tyrosine, and inulin is constructed. It enables gastric protection, inflammation‐targeted release, and prolonged intestinal colonization. By remodeling gut microbiota, elevating beneficial neuroactive metabolites (homovanillic acid, short‐chain ...
Shuo Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Jiansheng He, Shunlian Li, Qingyan Ma, Qiao Li, Yudan Zhang, Yiyang Wang, Shaobo Ma, Songyan Jin, Chune Li, Xueyong Xie, Hang Zhang, Junze Deng, Xueqin Song, Daocheng Wu, Xiancang Ma, Feng Zhu   +17 more
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Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 7 promotes the type I interferon response by activating Irf7 transcription

Cell Reports
Summary: Tight regulation of macrophage immune gene expression is required to fight infection without risking harmful inflammation. The contribution of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) to shaping the macrophage response to pathogens remains poorly understood.
Haley M. Scott, Mackenzie H. Smith, Aja K. Coleman, Kaitlyn S. Armijo, Morgan J. Chapman, Summer L. Apostalo, Allison R. Wagner, Robert O. Watson, Kristin L. Patrick   +8 more
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Light‐Activated Ruthenium Nanoclusters Reprogram the Metabolic‐Quorum Sensing Axis for Precision Periodontitis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Under 660 nm visible light, Ru NCs efficiently photocatalyze nitrate‐to‐ammonium conversion and modulate oral nitrogen metabolism. They precisely perturb Veillonella parvula, block its key support to Porphyromonas gingivalis, and exert an “inhibiting without killing” antivirulence effect.
Jing Zhou, Xiaolin Sun, Chengyu Liu, Yujia Shi, Meiqi Li, Meng Bo, Jingjie Zhai, Chunyan Li, Zhennan Wu, Xue Bai, Lin Wang   +10 more
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Nano‐Backpack Engineered Probiotics with Reactive Oxygen Species–Responsive Tungsten Release for Synergistic Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrated probiotic system is engineered to execute a programmed therapeutic cascade against inflammatory bowel disease. Upon pathological signals, the system sequentially performs ROS scavenging, tungsten release, and selective pathogen suppression, thereby breaking the oxidative stress–dysbiosis cycle to remodel gut microbiota and reinforce ...
Yang Yang, Liucan Wang, Guoqing Chen, Yuanling Zhang, Jiarui Shi, Wenzhe Fan, Min Yu, Jixi Zhang, Hua Yang   +8 more
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Host Antimicrobial Peptides in Bacterial Homeostasis and Pathogenesis of Disease

Antibiotics, 2014
Innate immune responses function as a first line of host defense against the development of bacterial infection, and in some cases to preserve the sterility of privileged sites in the human host.
Derek R. Heimlich, Alistair Harrison, Kevin M. Mason   +2 more
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A Plant Photoregulator‐Inspired S‐Type Heterojunction System for Diabetic Keratopathy via Tri‐Modal Light‐Driven Immunometabolic Reprogramming, Tissue Repair, and Antibacterial Activity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
To address the multifaceted imbalance in diabetic keratopathy, a light‐responsive biomimetic platform (WCNx‐Rh2) is developed and integrates glucose degradation, immune modulation, and antibacterial defense through a designed heterojunction and screened immunomodulator. WCNx‐Rh2 reduces AGEs/ROS and inflammatory signaling, reprogramming dendritic cells
Mengzhen Zhao, Zhibin Zhou, Yuxuan Wei, Xiangfan Huang, Zhiyong Zhou, Jiaheng Chen, Haoxin Cheng, Xiaotian Hu, Xiaolei Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source