Streptococcus pneumoniae Translocates into the Myocardium and Forms Unique Microlesions That Disrupt Cardiac Function

Effect of Bacterial Pneumonia on Lung Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Replication in Alcohol Consuming SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques

(2013) Steve Nelson et al.   ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Necroptosis: The Release of Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns and Its Physiological Relevance

(2013) Agnieszka Kaczmarek et al.   IMMUNITY

Broadly Protective Protein-Based Pneumococcal Vaccine Composed of Pneumolysin Toxoid–CbpA Peptide Recombinant Fusion Protein

(2013) Beth Mann et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Acute pneumonia and the cardiovascular system

(2013) Vicente F Corrales-Medina et al.   LANCET

Clostridium perfringens Beta-Toxin Induces Necrostatin-Inhibitable, Calpain-Dependent Necrosis in Primary Porcine Endothelial Cells

(2013) Delphine Autheman et al.   PLoS One

Is Statin Use Associated with Reduced Mortality After Pneumonia? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

(2012) Vineet Chopra et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Do the spatial characteristics of myocardial scar tissue determine the risk of ventricular arrhythmias?

(2012) A. Arenal et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Cardiac Complications in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

(2012) Vicente F. Corrales-Medina et al.   CIRCULATION

Assessing Risk for Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

(2012) Katherine C. Wu   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Age-related defects in TLR2 signaling diminish the cytokine response by alveolar macrophages during murine pneumococcal pneumonia

(2012) Angela R. Boyd et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Physical Characterization and Formulation Development of a Recombinant Pneumolysoid Protein-Based Pneumococcal Vaccine

(2012) Lei Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Critical Roles of ASC Inflammasomes in Caspase-1 Activation and Host Innate Resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection

(2011) R. Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

The NLRP3 Inflammasome Contributes to Brain Injury in Pneumococcal Meningitis and Is Activated through ATP-Dependent Lysosomal Cathepsin B Release

(2011) Tobias Hoegen et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Cardiac Complications in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

(2011) Vicente F. Corrales-Medina et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Statins protect against fulminant pneumococcal infection and cytolysin toxicity in a mouse model of sickle cell disease

(2010) Jason W. Rosch et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Early biofilm formation on microtiter plates is not correlated with the invasive disease potential of Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2010) Anel Lizcano et al.   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Bacterial Flagellin Triggers Cardiac Innate Immune Responses and Acute Contractile Dysfunction

(2010) Joelle Rolli et al.   PLoS One

Only two amino acids are essential for cytolytic toxin recognition of cholesterol at the membrane surface

(2010) A. J. Farrand et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pneumolysin Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promotes Proinflammatory Cytokines Independently of TLR4

(2010) Edel A. McNeela et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genetic requirements for Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation and persistence in host tissues

(2009) Alice G. Cheng et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Laminin receptor initiates bacterial contact with the blood brain barrier in experimental meningitis models

(2009) Carlos J. Orihuela et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Acute Bacterial Pneumonia is Associated With the Occurrence of Acute Coronary Syndromes

(2009) Vicente F. Corrales-Medina et al.   MEDICINE

Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Meningitis

(2009) Heather E. Hsu et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Programmed Cellular Necrosis Mediated by the Pore-Forming α-Toxin from Clostridium septicum

(2009) Catherine L. Kennedy et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Detection of 11 Common Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Sepsis in Asymptomatic Patients by Using a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay with Manual (Enzyme Hybridization) or Automated (Electronic Microarray) Detection

(2008) S. Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY