scholarly journals Special Issue: From Host–Pathogen Interaction to Host-Directed Therapies

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2606
Author(s):  
Maria Salomé Gomes ◽  
Luisa Pereira

Despite the enormous progress made in the last few decades, infectious diseases still represent a huge challenge to human society and health systems, as evidenced by the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic [...]

Author(s):  
Nicoletta Cerutti ◽  
Alfredo Santovito ◽  
Massimo Turina ◽  
Francesca Crobu ◽  
Emma Rabino Massa

The detection of ancient microbial DNA offers a new approach for the study of infectious diseases, their occurrence and host – pathogen interaction in a diachronic view, over the centuries.Moreover, the data that are obtained from the skeletal and mummified tissue may represent an important completion of contemporary phylogenetic analyses of pathogens. [...]


2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang He ◽  
Zheng Yin ◽  
Chenlu Wu ◽  
Yaoyao Xia ◽  
Miaomiao Wu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Pasteurella multocida causes a variety of infectious diseases in various species of mammals and birds, resulting in enormous economic loss to the modern livestock and poultry industry. However, the mechanism of host-pathogen interaction is unclear. Here, we found that l-serine levels were significantly decreased in murine lungs infected with P. multocida. Exogenous l-serine supplementation significantly increased the survival rate of mice and decreased the colonization of P. multocida in the lungs of mice. Notably, l-serine decreased the macrophage- and neutrophil-mediated inflammatory responses in mice during P. multocida infection.


Pathogens ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Giovanni Cilia

Honey bee health is a very important topic that has recently raised the interest of researchers [...]


Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 905
Author(s):  
Estela Ruiz-Baca ◽  
Armando Pérez-Torres ◽  
Yolanda Romo-Lozano ◽  
Daniel Cervantes-García ◽  
Carlos A. Alba-Fierro ◽  
...  

The role of immune cells associated with sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix schenckii is not yet fully clarified. Macrophages through pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) can recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) of Sporothrix, engulf it, activate respiratory burst, and secrete pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory biological mediators to control infection. It is important to consider that the characteristics associated with S. schenckii and/or the host may influence macrophage polarization (M1/M2), cell recruitment, and the type of immune response (1, 2, and 17). Currently, with the use of new monocyte-macrophage cell lines, it is possible to evaluate different host–pathogen interaction processes, which allows for the proposal of new mechanisms in human sporotrichosis. Therefore, in order to contribute to the understanding of these host–pathogen interactions, the aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the immune responses induced by macrophage-S. schenckii interactions, as well as the PRRs and PAMPs involved during the recognition of S. schenckii that favor the immune evasion by the fungus.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. e1002933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna K. de Jong ◽  
Chris M. Parry ◽  
Tom van der Poll ◽  
W. Joost Wiersinga

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