2006
Mechanisms of evasion of neutrophil killing by Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Carlyon JA, Fikrig E. Mechanisms of evasion of neutrophil killing by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Current Opinion In Hematology 2006, 13: 28-33. PMID: 16319684, DOI: 10.1097/01.moh.0000190109.00532.56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptosis differentiation programMitochondrial membrane integrityA. phagocytophilumCaspase-3 activationBacterium altersMolecular machineryVacuolar membraneTranscription factorsDifferentiation programMammalian hostsSecretory vesiclesAnaplasma phagocytophilumCytoplasmic compartmentGene expressionPromoter activityAntiapoptotic genesNADPH oxidase assemblyOxidase assemblyNeutrophil gene expressionHost cellsBacterial uptakeNADPH oxidase componentsMechanisms of evasionMembrane integrityCytochrome b558
2004
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Utilizes Multiple Host Evasion Mechanisms To Thwart NADPH Oxidase-Mediated Killing during Neutrophil Infection
Carlyon JA, Latif D, Pypaert M, Lacy P, Fikrig E. Anaplasma phagocytophilum Utilizes Multiple Host Evasion Mechanisms To Thwart NADPH Oxidase-Mediated Killing during Neutrophil Infection. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 4772-4783. PMID: 15271939, PMCID: PMC470610, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.8.4772-4783.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhorbol myristate acetateUnique tropismA. phagocytophilumNADPH oxidase assemblyOxidative killingNADPH oxidaseAnaplasma phagocytophilumSerum-opsonized zymosanA. phagocytophilum infectionHost evasion mechanismNeutrophil infectionOxygen species productionEvasion mechanismsEtiologic agentNADPH oxidase complexHuman anaplasmosisNeutrophilsPhagocytophilum infectionSecondary activationMyristate acetateDependent decreaseInitial stimulationNeutrophil plasma membranesSpecies productionPhagocytophilum