Mechanism of meningeal invasion by Neisseria meningitidis

Virulence

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-172

  Coureuil, Mathieu ^a,b   Join Lambert, Olivier ^a,b,c   Lécuyer, Hervé ^a,b,c   Bourdoulous, Sandrine ^b,d   Marullo, Stefano ^b,d   Nassif, Xavier ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

Author keywords

Beta 2 adrenergic receptor; Blood brain barrier; Brain endothelial cells; Central nervous system infections; Cerebrospinal meningitis; Neisseria meningitidis

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CORTACTIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; EZRIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ENDOTHELIUM CELL; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOTHELIUM; EXTRAVASATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 84862865383     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/viru.18639     Document Type: Article

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