Contribution of Coagulases towards Staphylococcus aureus Disease and Protective Immunity
Cheng AG, McAdow M, Kim HK, Bae T, Missiakas DM, Schneewind O. Contribution of Coagulases towards Staphylococcus aureus Disease and Protective Immunity. PLOS Pathogens 2010, 6: e1001036. PMID: 20700445, PMCID: PMC2916881, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific antibodiesFormation of abscessesHost immune cellsStaphylococcus aureus diseaseVon Willebrand factorProtective immunityAbscess formationStaphylococcal vaccineImmune cellsLethal bacteremiaNon-proteolytic activationAbscessCleavage of fibrinogenProtective antigenWillebrand factorS. aureusStaphylococcus aureusPseudocapsuleHistochemical stainingAntibodiesProthrombinHost tissuesCoagulaseVWbpAureusIsdA and IsdB antibodies protect mice against Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation and lethal challenge
Kim HK, DeDent A, Cheng AG, McAdow M, Bagnoli F, Missiakas DM, Schneewind O. IsdA and IsdB antibodies protect mice against Staphylococcus aureus abscess formation and lethal challenge. Vaccine 2010, 28: 6382-6392. PMID: 20226248, PMCID: PMC3095377, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.02.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous challengeAbscess formationStaphylococcus aureus abscess formationLethal intravenous challengePathogenesis of infectionHospital-acquired infectionsStaphylococcal abscess formationNaïve miceActive immunizationLethal challengeSurface proteinsOpsonophagocytic killingStaphylococcal diseaseFrequent causeSubunit vaccineExperimental animalsMouse bloodAntibodiesStaphylococcus aureusBind hemoglobinVaccineInfectionMiceStaphylococciBacteremia