Mechanisms of meningeal invasion by a bacterial extracellular pathogen, the example of Neisseria meningitidis

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 130-139

  Join Lambert, Olivier ^a,b,d   Morand, Philippe C ^a,b,d   Carbonnelle, Etienne ^a,b,d   Coureuil, Mathieu ^a,d   Bille, Emmanuelle ^a,b,d   Bourdoulous, Sandrine ^c,d   Nassif, Xavier ^a,b,d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Central nervous system infections; Endothelial cells; Neisseria meningitidis; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 77952292205     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.12.004     Document Type: Review

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