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Vaccination With Leptospira interrogans PF07598 Gene Family-Encoded Virulence Modifying Proteins Protects Mice From Severe Leptospirosis and Reduces Bacterial Load in the Liver and Kidney
Chaurasia R, Salovey A, Guo X, Desir G, Vinetz JM. Vaccination With Leptospira interrogans PF07598 Gene Family-Encoded Virulence Modifying Proteins Protects Mice From Severe Leptospirosis and Reduces Bacterial Load in the Liver and Kidney. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 926994. PMID: 35837473, PMCID: PMC9274288, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.926994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLethal challenge infectionChallenge infectionBacterial loadC3H/HeJ miceKey target organClinical pathogenesisSevere leptospirosisOrgan infectionProtein immunizationHeJ miceSerovar CanicolaTarget organsAnimal modelsLeptospirosis pathogenesisCellular pathogenesisMicePathogenesisInfectionLeptospira interrogansVirulence factorsModifying proteinsImmunizationKidneyLeptospirosisLiver
2023
In silico prediction of molecular mechanisms of toxicity mediated by the leptospiral PF07598 gene family-encoded virulence-modifying proteins
Chaurasia R, Vinetz J. In silico prediction of molecular mechanisms of toxicity mediated by the leptospiral PF07598 gene family-encoded virulence-modifying proteins. Frontiers In Molecular Biosciences 2023, 9: 1092197. PMID: 36756251, PMCID: PMC9900628, DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1092197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular dynamics simulationsProtein structure-function relationshipsSecondary structure contentDynamics simulationsVM proteinsStructure-function relationshipsStructure-function studiesStructure contentDivalent cationsSurface bindingRicin BMechanistic understandingBinding residuesC-terminal similaritySilico predictionCationsIonsRicin toxinLeptospirosis pathogenesisDNase I.AB toxins
2022
Comparison of the PF07598-Encoded Virulence-Modifying Proteins of L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii
Vieira D, Chaurasia R, Vinetz J. Comparison of the PF07598-Encoded Virulence-Modifying Proteins of L. interrogans and L. borgpetersenii. Tropical Medicine And Infectious Disease 2022, 8: 14. PMID: 36668921, PMCID: PMC9863803, DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8010014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVM proteinsEukaryotic cellsGene familyEnvironmental nichesDifferent cladesMammalian hostsSeverity of outbreaksVirulence effectsCellular pathogenesisHuman pathogensMediated TransmissionLeptospiral speciesParalogsPathogenic groupsProteinVaccine-mediated preventionSpeciesL. interrogansL. borgpeterseniiProtein exotoxinsNew strainFatal leptospirosisTarget cellsLeptospirosis pathogenesisInfectious diseases
2005
A global research agenda for leptospirosis.
Cachay E, Vinetz J. A global research agenda for leptospirosis. Journal Of Postgraduate Medicine 2005, 51: 174-8. PMID: 16333188, PMCID: PMC2270399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of leptospirosisVaccine-induced protective immunityEffective adjunct treatmentPublic health effortsAdjunct treatmentProtective immunityClinical leptospirosisHealth research fundingHealth effortsLeptospirosis pathogenesisAppropriate mobilizationSpirochetal diseasesLeptospirosisLeptospirosis transmissionCollaborative international effortDiseaseMammalian reservoirsTreatmentHealthVeterinary healthMorbidityRural areasPathogenesisGlobal research agendaMortality