2012
Staphylococcus aureus Secretes Coagulase and von Willebrand Factor Binding Protein to Modify the Coagulation Cascade and Establish Host Infections
McAdow M, Missiakas DM, Schneewind O. Staphylococcus aureus Secretes Coagulase and von Willebrand Factor Binding Protein to Modify the Coagulation Cascade and Establish Host Infections. Journal Of Innate Immunity 2012, 4: 141-148. PMID: 22222316, PMCID: PMC3388267, DOI: 10.1159/000333447.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFormation of abscessesDrug-resistant S. aureusHost immune cellsHospital-acquired infectionsFactor binding proteinInnate defense mechanismsVon Willebrand factorThromboembolic lesionsClotting of plasmaPreclinical evidenceLethal sepsisImmune cellsStaphylococcal infectionsDisease pathogenesisCoagulation productsClinical isolatesCurrent epidemicKey innate defence mechanismCoagulation cascadeStaphylococcal productsInfectionWillebrand factorOpsonophagocytic clearanceHost infectionFibrin meshwork
2010
IsdA 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