Physiology and pathophysiology of human airway mucus

DB Hill, B Button, M Rubinstein… - Physiological …, 2022‏ - journals.physiology.org
The mucus clearance system is the dominant mechanical host defense system of the human
lung. Mucus is cleared from the lung by cilia and airflow, including both two-phase gas-liquid …

Muco-obstructive lung diseases

RC Boucher - New England Journal of Medicine, 2019‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Muco-Obstructive Lung Diseases This review covers the normal mechanisms of mucus
formation and how they are abnormal in common conditions—such as COPD, cystic fibrosis …

The commensal lifestyle of Staphylococcus aureus and its interactions with the nasal microbiota

B Krismer, C Weidenmaier, A Zipperer… - Nature reviews …, 2017‏ - nature.com
Although human colonization by facultative bacterial pathogens, such as Staphylococcus
aureus, represents a major risk factor for invasive infections, the commensal lifestyle of such …

Lysozymes in the animal kingdom

L Callewaert, CW Michiels - Journal of biosciences, 2010‏ - Springer
Abstract Lysozymes (EC 3.2. 1.17) are hydrolytic enzymes, characterized by their ability to
cleave the β-(1, 4)-glycosidic bond between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine …

Pathophysiology and management of pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis

RL Gibson, JL Burns, BW Ramsey - American journal of respiratory …, 2003‏ - atsjournals.org
This comprehensive State of the Art review summarizes the current published knowledge
base regarding the pathophysiology and microbiology of pulmonary disease in cystic …

Antiviral mechanisms of human defensins

SS Wilson, ME Wiens, JG Smith - Journal of molecular biology, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Defensins are an effector component of the innate immune system with broad antimicrobial
activity. Humans express two types of defensins, α-and β-defensins, which have antiviral …

Role of teichoic acids in Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, a major risk factor in nosocomial infections

C Weidenmaier, JF Kokai-Kun, SA Kristian… - Nature medicine, 2004‏ - nature.com
Colonization of the anterior nares in∼ 37% of the population is a major risk factor for severe
Staphylococcus aureus infections. Here we show that wall teichoic acid (WTA), a surface …

Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors in evasion from innate immune defenses in human and animal diseases

A Zecconi, F Scali - Immunology letters, 2013‏ - Elsevier
In the last decades, Staphylococcus aureus acquired a dramatic relevance in human and
veterinary medicine for different reasons, one of them represented by the increasing …

pH modulates the activity and synergism of the airway surface liquid antimicrobials β-defensin-3 and LL-37

MH Abou Alaiwa, LR Reznikov, ND Gansemer… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - pnas.org
The pulmonary airways are continuously exposed to bacteria. As a first line of defense
against infection, the airway surface liquid (ASL) contains a complex mixture of antimicrobial …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Host defence in lung diseases

BJ Williams, J Dehnbostel, TS Blackwell - Respirology, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lung infections caused by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can
present as a spectrum of clinical entities from a rapidly fatal pneumonia in a neutropenic …