2024
Phage Therapy for Respiratory Infections: Opportunities and Challenges
Khosravi A, Chen Q, Echterhof A, Koff J, Bollyky P. Phage Therapy for Respiratory Infections: Opportunities and Challenges. Lung 2024, 202: 223-232. PMID: 38772946, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-024-00700-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lung infectionLung infectionRespiratory infectionsAntimicrobial resistancePhage therapyClinical trialsPhage therapy clinical trialsProgressive respiratory failureChronic respiratory infectionsPersonalized phage therapyAntimicrobial resistant infectionsPost-antibiotic eraPotential of phagesSalvage therapyAdjuvant therapyRespiratory failureDisease resolutionChronic respiratory diseasesTreatment efficacyTherapyTherapeutic potentialIncreased mortalityInfectionNovel antibioticsPhageLytic 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 biofilmsBacteriophageOptimized 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
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
2021
Bacteriophage therapy for infections in CF
Chan BK, Stanley G, Modak M, Koff JL, Turner PE. Bacteriophage therapy for infections in CF. Pediatric Pulmonology 2021, 56: s4-s9. PMID: 33434411, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisPhage therapyBacteriophage therapyBacterial pathogensAntibiotic-resistant bacterial infectionsPulmonary complicationsClinical benefitCase reportLung infectionClinical trialsDisease progressionTarget bacterial pathogensTherapyBacterial infectionsNovel management strategiesPatient treatmentPatient dataInfectionStaphylococcus aureusTrialsPseudomonas aeruginosaPotential usefulnessPathogensLytic phagesComplications
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