Bacterial proteases disarming host defense

Editorial

Heiko Herwald et al. J Innate Immun. 2009.

. 2009;1(2):69.

doi: 10.1159/000181143. Epub 2008 Dec 2.

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Corruption of innate immunity by bacterial proteases.
Potempa J, Pike RN. Potempa J, et al. J Innate Immun. 2009;1(2):70-87. doi: 10.1159/000181144. J Innate Immun. 2009. PMID: 19756242 Free PMC article. Review.
A new pathway of staphylococcal pathogenesis: apoptosis-like death induced by Staphopain B in human neutrophils and monocytes.
Smagur J, Guzik K, Magiera L, Bzowska M, Gruca M, Thøgersen IB, Enghild JJ, Potempa J. Smagur J, et al. J Innate Immun. 2009;1(2):98-108. doi: 10.1159/000181014. Epub 2008 Dec 2. J Innate Immun. 2009. PMID: 20375568 Free PMC article.
High molecular weight gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis induce cytokine responses from human macrophage-like cells via a nonproteolytic mechanism.
Fitzpatrick RE, Aprico A, Wijeyewickrema LC, Pagel CN, Wong DM, Potempa J, Mackie EJ, Pike RN. Fitzpatrick RE, et al. J Innate Immun. 2009;1(2):109-17. doi: 10.1159/000181145. Epub 2008 Dec 2. J Innate Immun. 2009. PMID: 20375569 Free PMC article.
Degradation of human alpha- and beta-defensins by culture supernatants of Porphyromonas gingivalis strain 381.
Carlisle MD, Srikantha RN, Brogden KA. Carlisle MD, et al. J Innate Immun. 2009;1(2):118-22. doi: 10.1159/000181015. Epub 2008 Dec 2. J Innate Immun. 2009. PMID: 20375570 Free PMC article.

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