Group B Streptococcal Infection and Activation of Human Astrocytes

Identification of a Group B Streptococcal Fibronectin Binding Protein, SfbA, That Contributes to Invasion of Brain Endothelium and Development of Meningitis

(2014) R. Mu et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Various roles of astrocytes during recovery from repeated exposure to different doses of lipopolysaccharide

(2013) Yanqing Bian et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

P2X7 receptors regulate engulfing activity of non-stimulated resting astrocytes

(2013) Mina Yamamoto et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Characterization of Fibrinogen Binding by Glycoproteins Srr1 and Srr2 ofStreptococcus agalactiae

(2013) Ho Seong Seo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Astrocytes mediate synapse elimination through MEGF10 and MERTK pathways

(2013) Won-Suk Chung et al.   NATURE

SecA Localization and SecA-Dependent Secretion Occurs at New Division Septa in Group B Streptococcus

(2013) Sara Brega et al.   PLoS One

Dexamethasone Rescues Neurovascular Unit Integrity from Cell Damage Caused by Systemic Administration of Shiga Toxin 2 and Lipopolysaccharide in Mice Motor Cortex

(2013) Alipio Pinto et al.   PLoS One

Streptolysin O and its Co-Toxin NAD-glycohydrolase Protect Group A Streptococcus from Xenophagic Killing

(2013) Maghnus O'Seaghdha et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Defense at the border: the blood–brain barrier versus bacterial foreigners

(2012) Nina M van Sorge et al.   Future Microbiology

Astrocyte-derived VEGF-A drives blood-brain barrier disruption in CNS inflammatory disease

(2012) Azeb Tadesse Argaw et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

TLR3 deficiency renders astrocytes permissive to herpes simplex virus infection and facilitates establishment of CNS infection in mice

(2012) Line S. Reinert et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Long-term Outcomes of Group B Streptococcal Meningitis

(2012) R. Libster et al.   PEDIATRICS

Group B Streptococcus Interactions with Human Meningeal Cells and Astrocytes In Vitro

(2012) Khalil Alkuwaity et al.   PLoS One

Eating the strangers within: host control of intracellular bacteria via xenophagy

(2011) Leigh A. Knodler et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Serine-Rich Repeat Proteins and Pili Promote Streptococcus agalactiae Colonization of the Vaginal Tract

(2011) T. R. Sheen et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1998–2007

(2011) Michael C. Thigpen et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Glial-conditional deletion of aquaporin-4 (Aqp4) reduces blood-brain water uptake and confers barrier function on perivascular astrocyte endfeet

(2011) N. N. Haj-Yasein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacterial Pili exploit integrin machinery to promote immune activation and efficient blood-brain barrier penetration

(2011) Anirban Banerjee et al.   Nature Communications

Methods in Mammalian Autophagy Research

(2010) Noboru Mizushima et al.   CELL

The surface protein HvgA mediates group B streptococcus hypervirulence and meningeal tropism in neonates

(2010) Asmaa Tazi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Modulation of polymorphonuclear neutrophil functions by astrocytes

(2010) Luokun Xie et al.   Journal of Neuroinflammation

A tale of two pili: assembly and function of pili in bacteria

(2010) Kimberly A. Kline et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

IL-1β Processing in Host Defense: Beyond the Inflammasomes

(2010) Mihai G. Netea et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Group B Streptococcus induces tyrosine phosphorylation of annexin V and glutathione S-transferase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

(2009) Nagao   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE

The Group B Streptococcal Serine‐Rich Repeat 1 Glycoprotein Mediates Penetration of the Blood‐Brain Barrier

(2009) Nina M. van Sorge et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Sortase A Utilizes an Ancillary Protein Anchor for Efficient Cell Wall Anchoring of Pili in Streptococcus agalactiae

(2008) A. H. Nobbs et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Variation in the Group B Streptococcus CsrRS Regulon and Effects on Pathogenicity

(2008) S.-M. Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Pilus Backbone Contributes to Group BStreptococcusParacellular Translocation through Epithelial Cells

(2008) Alfredo Pezzicoli et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pili in Gram-positive bacteria: assembly, involvement in colonization and biofilm development

(2008) Anjali Mandlik et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY