Modulation of Haemophilus influenzae interaction with hydrophobic molecules by the VacJ/MlaA lipoprotein impacts strongly on its interplay with the airways

Modulation of Haemophilus influenzae interaction with hydrophobic molecules by the VacJ/MlaA lipoprotein impacts strongly on its interplay with the airways

Abstract Airway infection by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) associates to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation and asthma neutrophilic airway inflammation. Lipids are key inflammatory mediators in these disease conditions and consequently, NTHi may encounter free fatt...

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Main Authors: Ariadna Fernández-Calvet, Irene Rodríguez-Arce, Goizeder Almagro, Javier Moleres, Begoña Euba, Lucía Caballero, Sara Martí, José Ramos-Vivas, Toby Leigh Bartholomew, Xabier Morales, Carlos Ortíz-de-Solórzano, José Enrique Yuste, José Antonio Bengoechea, Raquel Conde-Álvarez, Junkal Garmendia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25232-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25232-y

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