[PDF][PDF] Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial cells worsening secondary infection following influenza

SS Park, N Gonzalez-Juarbe, AN Riegler, H Im, Y Hale… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) alone and during co-infection with influenza A virus (IAV)
can result in severe pneumonia with mortality. Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is an …

Mucosal Immunization with Polyamine Transport Protein D (PotD) Protects Mice Against Nasopharyngeal Colonization with Streptococcus pneumoniae

P Shah, DE Briles, J King, Y Hale… - … Biology and Medicine, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an encapsulated pathogen that can cause invasive disease
following colonization of the nasopharynx. Targeting colonization of mucosal surfaces may, …

Modified opsonization, phagocytosis, and killing assays to measure potentially protective antibodies against pneumococcal surface protein A

…, S Mirza, M Walker, J King, Y Hale… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The standard opsonophagocytosis killing assay (OPKA) for antibodies to pneumococcal
capsular polysaccharide was modified to permit an evaluation of the protection-mediating …

Bridging the gap: a collaborative to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter infections in the home care environment

K Baumgarten, Y Hale, M Messonnier… - Ochsner …, 2013 - ochsnerjournal.org
Background Ochsner Health System agreed to participate in a nationwide collaboration to
reduce central line infections in our intensive care units. Our outpatient peripherally inserted …

Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host lactate dehydrogenase via PspA and PspC to enhance virulence

SS Park, N Gonzalez-Juarbe, E Martínez, JY Hale… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) and pneumococcal surface protein C (PspC, also
called CbpA) are major virulence factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn). These surface-…

The modified surface killing assay distinguishes between protective and nonprotective antibodies to PspA

…, CFM Vadesilho, LS McDaniel, SS Park, Y Hale… - Msphere, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) elicits antibody protective against lethal challenge
by Streptococcus pneumoniae and is a candidate noncapsular antigen for inclusion in …

Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Spain: Prevalence, Serotypes, and Virulence Genes of O157:H7 and Non-O157 VTEC in Ruminants, Raw Beef Products, and …

J Blanco, M Blanco, JE Blanco, A Mora… - Experimental …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
In Spain, as in many other countries, verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains
have been frequently isolated from cattle, sheep, and foods. VTEC strains have caused seven …

Dengue virus infection induces broadly cross-reactive human IgM antibodies that recognize intact virions in humanized BLT-NSG mice

S Jaiswal, K Smith, A Ramirez… - Experimental …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The development of small animal models that elicit human immune responses to dengue
virus (DENV) is important since prior immunity is a major risk factor for developing severe …

Improvement of a Surrogate Assay for Protective Antibodies to Pneumococcal Surface Protein A

E Kim - 2011 - digitalcommons.library.uab.edu
… ; Yvette Hale for collecting mouse serum for complement sources; and Flora Gathof for helping
me navigate the ocean of paperwork. I would like to thank Dr. Vithal Ghanta for her truthful …

[BOOK][B] The role of complement in the clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae through immune adherence

J Li - 2007 - search.proquest.com
… I especially thank Flora Gathof, for her love and care both in the lab and outside the lab,
Janice King for all her help and advice that made my study smoother, Yvette Hale for helping me …