Search Results - "Briles, David"
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New Strategy Is Needed to Prevent Pneumococcal Meningitis
Published in The Pediatric infectious disease journal (01-04-2020)“…BACKGROUND:Polysaccharide conjugate vaccines (PCVs) target the pneumococcal capsular types that most commonly cause fatal pneumonia and sepsis. Because these…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae induces pyroptosis through the regulation of autophagy in murine microglia
Published in Oncotarget (29-12-2015)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity worldwide and causes invasive pneumococcal diseases including pneumococcal…”
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PspA-mediated aggregation protects Streptococcus pneumoniae against desiccation on fomites
Published in mBio (19-12-2023)“…is a dangerous human pathogen capable of causing pneumonia and invasive disease. The virulence factor PspA has been studied for nearly four decades with…”
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Nanogel-Based PspA Intranasal Vaccine Prevents Invasive Disease and Nasal Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-05-2013)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial cells worsening secondary infection following influenza
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (15-06-2021)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) alone and during co-infection with influenza A virus (IAV) can result in severe pneumonia with mortality. Pneumococcal surface…”
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Novel Immunoprotective Proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae Identified by Opsonophagocytosis Killing Screen
Published in Infection and immunity (01-09-2018)“…The success of polysaccharide conjugate vaccines represents a major advance in the prevention of pneumococcal disease, but the power of these vaccines is…”
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A nanogel-based trivalent PspA nasal vaccine protects macaques from intratracheal challenge with pneumococci
Published in Vaccine (08-06-2021)“…•cCHP nanogel trivalent PspA vaccine effectively induces PspA-specific IgG in macaque.•PspA-specific IgG bound to the pneumococcal surface and triggered C3…”
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Characterization and Specification of a Trivalent Protein-Based Pneumococcal Vaccine Formulation Using an Adjuvant-Free Nanogel Nasal Delivery System
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (05-04-2021)“…We previously developed a safe and effective nasal vaccine delivery system using a self-assembled nanosized hydrogel (nanogel) made from a cationic cholesteryl…”
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Pneumococcal capsular phase shift is associated with invasion into cell-to-cell junctions and is inhibited by macrolides
Published in Microbial pathogenesis (01-04-2021)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae frequently colonizes the human nasopharynx beginning in the early childhood. Pneumococci exhibit a spontaneous and reversible phase…”
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The diversity of the proline-rich domain of pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA): Potential relevance to a broad-spectrum vaccine
Published in Vaccine (29-10-2018)“…•The proline rich domain (PRD) of PspA forms three distinct groups.•PRD Group 3 contains the highly conserved non-proline block (NPB).•There is no obligate…”
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A Jack of All Trades: The Role of Pneumococcal Surface Protein A in the Pathogenesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (02-02-2022)“…( ), or the pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive bacterium that colonizes the upper airway. is an opportunistic pathogen capable of life-threatening disease should…”
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Current status and perspectives on protein-based pneumococcal vaccines
Published in Critical reviews in microbiology (01-06-2015)“…Despite the efforts to expand the availability of conjugate vaccines, pneumococcal diseases still pose an enormous burden worldwide. Therefore, several…”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Binds to Host Lactate Dehydrogenase via PspA and PspC To Enhance Virulence
Published in mBio (04-05-2021)“…Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) and pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC, also called CbpA) are major virulence factors of ( ). These surface-exposed…”
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Liver macrophages and sinusoidal endothelial cells execute vaccine-elicited capture of invasive bacteria
Published in Science translational medicine (20-12-2023)“…Vaccination has substantially reduced the morbidity and mortality of bacterial diseases, but mechanisms of vaccine-elicited pathogen clearance remain largely…”
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Retention of structure, antigenicity, and biological function of pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) released from polyanhydride nanoparticles
Published in Acta biomaterialia (01-09-2013)“…Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is a choline-binding protein which is a virulence factor found on the surface of all Streptococcus pneumoniae strains…”
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Free Sialic Acid Acts as a Signal That Promotes Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasion of Nasal Tissue and Nonhematogenous Invasion of the Central Nervous System
Published in Infection and immunity (01-09-2016)“…Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and neurological sequelae in children worldwide. Acute bacterial meningitis…”
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PspA family distribution, antimicrobial resistance and serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from upper respiratory tract infections in Japan
Published in PloS one (06-03-2013)“…The protection against pneumococcal infections provided by currently available pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines are restricted to the limited…”
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Basophils enhance immunological memory responses
Published in Nature immunology (01-07-2008)“…Basophils are associated mainly with allergy and immune responses to parasites. Mack and colleagues now show that 'antigen-specific' basophils contribute to…”
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Development of a Vaccine against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Based on Combinations of Virulence Proteins of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-01-2007)“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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A modified surface killing assay (MSKA) as a functional in vitro assay for identifying protective antibodies against pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA)
Published in Vaccine (17-12-2013)“…Highlights • Antibodies elicited to PspA promote killing of wild type pneumococci by phagocytes on a surface. • Development of a potential in vitro functional…”
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