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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Staphylococci evade the innate immune response by disarming neutrophils and forming biofilms
Beteiligte:
de Vor, Lisanne;
Rooijakkers, Suzan H. M.;
van Strijp, Jos A. G.
Erschienen:
Wiley, 2020
Erschienen in:FEBS Letters
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1002/1873-3468.13767
ISSN:
0014-5793;
1873-3468
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Beschreibung:
<jats:p><jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Staphylococcus epidermidis</jats:italic> can cause many types of infections, ranging from skin infections to implant‐associated infections. The primary innate immune response against bacterial infections involves complement activation, recruitment of phagocytes (most importantly neutrophils), and subsequent killing of the pathogen. However, staphylococci are not innocent bystanders; they actively obstruct this immune attack. To do that, <jats:italic>S. aureus</jats:italic> secretes several immune‐evasion proteins to resist attack by the innate immune system. Furthermore, <jats:italic>S. aureus</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>S. epidermidis</jats:italic> are known for their ability to form biofilms on implanted medical devices and host tissues, which provides another important immune‐evasion mechanism. Understanding these different strategies to resist immune attack will help to develop novel therapies against staphylococcal infections.</jats:p>