2013
Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Patankar YR, Lovewell RR, Poynter ME, Jyot J, Kazmierczak BI, Berwin B. Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infection And Immunity 2013, 81: 2043-2052. PMID: 23529619, PMCID: PMC3676033, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00054-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1Cell DeathCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsFlagellaGene Expression RegulationInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMovementPhagocytosisPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsConceptsBacterial motilityFlagellar motilityBacterial flagellar motilityInnate immune systemWild-type P. aeruginosaInflammasome activationP. aeruginosaFlagellar expressionIngest bacteriaBone marrow-derived dendritic cellsImmune systemNLRC4 inflammasome activationBacterial associationsCaspase-1 activationBacterial interactionsMarrow-derived dendritic cellsChronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β levelsCell surfacePseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β productionInflammasome responseMotilityDendritic cellsAeruginosa infection
2010
In Vivo Discrimination of Type 3 Secretion System-Positive and -Negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa via a Caspase-1-Dependent Pathway
Wangdi T, Mijares LA, Kazmierczak BI. In Vivo Discrimination of Type 3 Secretion System-Positive and -Negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa via a Caspase-1-Dependent Pathway. Infection And Immunity 2010, 78: 4744-4753. PMID: 20823203, PMCID: PMC2976309, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00744-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 3 secretion systemSecretion systemInnate immune systemCaspase-1-dependent pathwayImmune systemBone marrow-derived cellsInterleukin-1 receptorPseudomonas aeruginosaMarrow-derived cellsMolecular patternsToll-like receptorsRapid inflammatory responseNegative bacteriaCaspase-1 activityPotential pathogensBacteriaMicrobesNegative Pseudomonas aeruginosaPulmonary infectionCaspase-1Inflammatory responseMutantsRapid recognitionInfectionReceptors
2007
Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic colonization in cystic fibrosis patients
Murray TS, Egan M, Kazmierczak BI. Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic colonization in cystic fibrosis patients. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2007, 19: 83-88. PMID: 17224667, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0b013e3280123a5d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis patientsChronic colonizationAcute infectionFibrosis patientsCystic fibrosisP. aeruginosaChronic pulmonary colonizationChronic pulmonary diseaseCystic fibrosis airwayHost immune systemMucoid P. aeruginosaP. aeruginosa behaviorCystic fibrosis lungPulmonary diseaseClinical benefitChronic infectionP. aeruginosa pathogenesisLeading causePulmonary colonizationNew therapiesImmune systemAggressive usePotential therapeuticsInfectionPatients