2024
Neutralizing antibodies after nebulized phage therapy in cystic fibrosis patients
Bernabéu-Gimeno M, Pardo-Freire M, Chan B, Turner P, Gil-Brusola A, Pérez-Tarazona S, Carrasco-Hernández L, Quintana-Gallego E, Domingo-Calap P. Neutralizing antibodies after nebulized phage therapy in cystic fibrosis patients. Med 2024, 5: 1096-1111.e6. PMID: 38917792, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-drug resistanceCystic fibrosis patientsPhage therapyClinical outcomesLung infectionFibrosis patientsCystic fibrosisPseudomonas aeruginosa lung infectionAnti-phage antibodiesImmune responseStandard-of-care antibioticsInvasive routes of administrationPhage-neutralizing antibodiesBacterial loadBacterial lung infectionsCystic Fibrosis FoundationNo adverse eventsRoute of administrationPhage preparationsEmergence of antibodiesPhage detectionAntibiotic susceptibilityPhageStaphylococcus aureusBacterial eradicationLytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells
Zamora P, Reidy T, Armbruster C, Sun M, Van Tyne D, Turner P, Koff J, Bomberger J. Lytic bacteriophages induce the secretion of antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines from human respiratory epithelial cells. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002566. PMID: 38652717, PMCID: PMC11037538, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLytic phagesLytic bacteriophagesPhage therapyAirway epithelial cellsPseudomonas aeruginosa phagesEpithelial cellsMultidrug resistanceAirway epitheliumCystic fibrosisProinflammatory cytokinesHuman respiratory epithelial cellsPhage exposurePhage familiesMammalian cell responsesHuman airway epithelial cellsInternalized phageTreat multidrug-resistantPhageBacterial isolatesTranscriptional profilesRespiratory epithelial cellsHuman hostChronic respiratory disordersBacterial biofilmsBacteriophageAddressing the Research and Development Gaps in Modern Phage Therapy
Turner P, Azeredo J, Buurman E, Green S, Haaber J, Haggstrom D, de Figueiredo Carvalho K, Kirchhelle C, Moreno M, Pirnay J, Portillo M. Addressing the Research and Development Gaps in Modern Phage Therapy. PHAGE 2024, 5: 30-39. DOI: 10.1089/phage.2023.0045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptimized preparation pipeline for emergency phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Yale University
Würstle S, Lee A, Kortright K, Winzig F, An W, Stanley G, Rajagopalan G, Harris Z, Sun Y, Hu B, Blazanin M, Hajfathalian M, Bollyky P, Turner P, Koff J, Chan B. Optimized preparation pipeline for emergency phage therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa at Yale University. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 2657. PMID: 38302552, PMCID: PMC10834462, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52192-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvolutionary selection pressurePhage characterizationPhage therapyPersistent bacterial infectionsBacteriophage therapyPhageSelection pressurePseudomonas aeruginosaInvestigational new drug applicationBacterial infectionsNew Drug ApplicationTherapyDrug applicationClinical applicationAutographiviridaeBacteriaPotential strategy
2023
Developing Phage Therapy That Overcomes the Evolution of Bacterial Resistance
Oromí-Bosch A, Antani J, Turner P. Developing Phage Therapy That Overcomes the Evolution of Bacterial Resistance. Annual Review Of Virology 2023, 10: 503-524. PMID: 37268007, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-012423-110530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhage therapyPhage resistanceBacterial resistanceEvolution of phage resistancePhage-resistant bacteriaEvolution of bacterial resistanceBacteria-specific virusesTreatment of intractable infectionsAlternative antimicrobial strategiesPersonalized medicine treatmentsPhage strategyClinically favorable outcomesBacterial pathogensBacterial populationsPhageTarget bacteriaAntibiotic resistanceAntimicrobial strategiesIntractable infectionsWaning efficacyFavorable outcomeBacterial infectionsBacteriaTherapyPatient treatment
2022
Inhaled Bacteriophage Therapy for Multi-Drug Resistant Achromobacter.
Winzig F, Gandhi S, Lee A, Würstle S, Stanley G, Capuano I, Neuringer I, Koff J, Turner P, Chan B. Inhaled Bacteriophage Therapy for Multi-Drug Resistant Achromobacter. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2022, 95: 413-427. PMID: 36568830, PMCID: PMC9765334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCF patientsCystic fibrosisChronic pulmonary infectionGlobal public health threatBacterial lung infectionsChallenging clinical problemPublic health threatChronic bacterial lung infectionsPulmonary infectionRespiratory statusLung infectionClinical problemBacteriophage therapyInfectionAntimicrobial-resistant bacteriaTherapyHealth threatPhage therapyPatientsAMR infectionsResistant bacteriaLytic bacteriophagesPossible benefitsChemical antibioticsCurrent study
2019
Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Kortright KE, Chan BK, Koff JL, Turner PE. Phage Therapy: A Renewed Approach to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 25: 219-232. PMID: 30763536, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhage therapyRecent case reportsAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaResistant bacterial infectionsCase reportChemical antibioticsClinical trialsClinical utilityIntractable infectionsAnimal modelsTherapyBacterial infectionsWestern medicineCombat Antibiotic-Resistant BacteriaPhage therapy researchInfectionAntibioticsTherapy researchPhage resistanceClinicTrials
2016
Phage selection restores antibiotic sensitivity in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Chan BK, Sistrom M, Wertz JE, Kortright KE, Narayan D, Turner PE. Phage selection restores antibiotic sensitivity in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 26717. PMID: 27225966, PMCID: PMC4880932, DOI: 10.1038/srep26717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR P. aeruginosaMDR Pseudomonas aeruginosaEfflux pump mechanismAntibiotic-resistant infectionsResistant bacterial infectionsPseudomonas aeruginosaReceptor-binding siteMDR bacteriaTherapeutic interventionsResistant infectionsBacterial infectionsReduced pathogenesisAntibiotic sensitivityAntibiotic classesPhage therapyCurrent antibioticsNovel antibacterial strategiesTherapyP. aeruginosaInfectionBacterial pathogensBacterial resistanceLytic bacteriophagesAntibioticsTraditional antibiotics