The increasing burden of group B Streptococcus from 2013 to 2023: a retrospective cohort study in Beijing, China by Yingxing Li, Wenhang Yang, Yi Li, Kexin Hua, Ying Zhao, Taie Wang, Lingli Liu, Yali Liu, Yao Wang, Wenjing Liu, Li Zhang, Renyuan Zhu, Shuying Yu, Hongli Sun, Hongtao Dou, Qiwen Yang, Yingchun Xu, Lina Guo

“…Analysis of vaginal pathogens indicates a growing proportion of GBS among vaginal pathogens. …”
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Recent Advances in Our Understanding of HLA-G Biology: Lessons from a Wide Spectrum of Human Diseases by Fabio Morandi, Roberta Rizzo, Enrico Fainardi, Nathalie Rouas-Freiss, Vito Pistoia

“…However, HLA-G can be expressed de novo at high levels in several pathological conditions, including solid and hematological tumors and during microbial or viral infections, leading to the impairment of the immune response against tumor cells or pathogens, respectively. On the other hand, the loss of HLA-G mediated control of the immune responses may lead to the onset of autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, caused by an uncontrolled activation of the immune effector cells. …”
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Phages as potential life-saving therapeutic option in the treatment of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections by Beata Zalewska-Piątek, Michalina Nagórka

“…Phage therapy (PT) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its specificity, safety and efficacy against multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causing infectious diseases. PT demonstrates significant potential in treating chronic and recurrent UTIs, also including catheter-associated infection by reducing bacterial biofilms, delaying catheter blockage, and enhancing antibiotic efficacy when used in combination. …”
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Antibacterial and Oxacillin Resistance Reversing Effect of Harmaline in Different Strains of Staphylococcus Aureus by Zaid Ibraheem

“…Its antimicrobial effect against different pathogens has been reported previously.Objective: To explore the ability of harmaline to revers oxacillin resistance in the methicillin-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).Materials and methods: Briefly, 124 isolates of MRSA were procured from different wards of the Medical Complex City, Baghdad, Iraq. …”
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Silver nanofiber membranes for indoor air pollution treatment by K.V. Radha, V.S. Selvi, J. Aarcha

“…The review on investigating the antibacterial and antifungal activity of the synthesised Ag nanoparticles revealed significant amount of antimicrobial activity against airborne pathogens such as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pseudomonas putida, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ficuum, Rhizopus stolonifer and Phanerochaete chrysosporium were observed. …”
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Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties by Agnieszka Kreitschitz, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…Mucilage serves several important biological functions, such as supporting seed germination, protecting seeds against pathogens and predators, and allowing the seed to attach to diverse surfaces (e.g., soil or animals). …”
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Occurrence and diagnostic of intermittent shedding of Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mammary infection by Lena Mues, Nicole Kemper, Julia Anna Blumenberg

“…One of the most common pathogens is Staphylococcus aureus, which is highly contagious and often spread during milking. …”
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The impact of atopy on the clinical characteristics of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in pediatric patients by Yujie Qin, Yuxia Yang, Junxiang Li, Jun Guan

“…Abstract Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is one of the pathogens that cause community-acquired pneumonia in children. …”
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Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing Strategies on Retention of Antioxidant Phenolic Bioactives in Foods and Beverages – a Review by Tokuşoğlu Özlem

“…High hydrostatic pressure processing (HHPP) conditions (300–700 MPa) at moderate initial temperatures (around ambient) are generally sufficient to inactivate vegetative pathogens for pasteurization processes, some enzymes, or spoilage organisms to extend the shelf-life. …”
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Essential Role of Zinc and Zinc Transporters in Myeloid Cell Function and Host Defense against Infection by Muna Sapkota, Daren L. Knoell

“…Zinc is an essential micronutrient known to play a vital role in host defense against pathogens. Diets that are deficient in zinc lead to impaired immunity and delayed recovery from and worse outcomes following infection. …”
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IL-17A and Th17 Cells in Lung Inflammation: An Update on the Role of Th17 Cell Differentiation and IL-17R Signaling in Host Defense against Infection by Hsing-Chuan Tsai, Sharlene Velichko, Li-Yin Hung, Reen Wu

“…Mice deficient in IL-17 receptor (IL-17R) expression are susceptible to infection by various pathogens. In this review, we summarize the recent advances in unraveling the mechanism behind Th17 cell differentiation, IL-17A/IL-17R signaling, and also the importance of IL-17A in pulmonary infection.…”
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Application of phytosynthesized silver nanoparticles (SNPs) against Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight disease by Saeed Tarighi, Meysam Soltani Nejad

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated their ability to exhibit antibacterial properties against a wide range of human and animal pathogens. In this investigation, the dimensions of SNPs were ascertained by employing aqueous extracts derived from apple, pear, and quince leaves. …”
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How Bacteria-Induced Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Contributes to Mucosal Inflammation by Martin Hausmann

“…Apoptosis in response to infection may be well proposed by the host to delete infected epithelial cells or could be a strategy of microbial pathogens to escape from exhausted cells to invade deeper mucosal layers for a prolonged bacterial colonization.…”
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Cryptococcus gattii: Emergence in Western North America: Exploitation of a Novel Ecological Niche by Kausik Datta, Karen H. Bartlett, Kieren A. Marr

“…The relatively uncommon fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii recently emerged as a significant cause of cryptococcal disease in human and animals in the Pacific Northwest of North America. …”
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O istotnych kontrowersjach wokół oceny zagrożeń środowiska i jego naprawy by Konrad Gałuszko

“…The key dissents on the estimation of environmental pollution between some humanists, ecophilosophers, especially devotees of deep ecology and its mass media supporters, and experimental scientists chiefly chemists and toxicologists are presented by a discussion of the most important problems: human health risk from food and nutrition, the expansion of new biological agents (pathogens), fears of chemical and physical agents stimulated opinions of toxicologists (ecotoxicologists) about most of the compounds for food preservation, antioxidants, pesticides, engine fuel components, metals. …”
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A comprehensive review of Interferometric Reflectance Imaging Sensor as a sensitive detection platform and its application areas by Monireh Bakhshpour-Yucel, Nese Lortlar Unlu, Elif Seymour, Adil Denizli

“…IRIS can measure DNA hybridization kinetics and identify pathogens without labeling, highlighting its versatility and reliability in biomedical research and diagnostics. …”
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Antitumor Responses of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells by Jennie B. Altman, Adriana D. Benavides, Rupali Das, Hamid Bassiri

“…This body of literature suggests that NKT cells play diverse nonredundant roles in a number of disease processes, including the initiation and propagation of airway hyperreactivity, protection against a variety of pathogens, development of autoimmunity, and mediation of allograft responses. …”
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Systems Biological Approaches Reveal Non-additive Responses and Multiple Crosstalk Mechanisms between TLR and GPCR Signaling by Jayalakshmi Krishnan, Sangdun Choi

“…Such receptors include Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which recognize various patterns of pathogens and lead to primary innate immune activation against invaders, and G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), whose interaction with their cognate ligands activates heterotrimeric G proteins and regulates specific downstream effectors, including immuno-stimulating molecules. …”
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Role of microglia in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and links to immunomodulatory therapy by P. Valiukevičius, R. Liutkevičienė, R. Balnytė

“…These cells perform important functions in the development of the central nervous system and the retina, in the formation of synapses, protect against pathogens, and are involved in the removal of damaged structures. …”
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Research and application of advanced oxidation technology for low carbon and harmless treatment of hospital wastewater by XIONG Zhaokun, GU Lingyun, WANG Xinhao, CHEN Kexin, LAI Bo*

“…Simultaneously, in the context of the frequent occurrence of infectious diseases, the disinfection capacity for pathogenic microorganisms in hospital wastewater needs improvement urgently. …”
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