| Literature DB >> 25538274 |
Ciaran Skerry1, Karen Scanlon1, Hugh Rosen2, Nicholas H Carbonetti1.
Abstract
Recent pertussis resurgence represents a major public health concern. Currently, there are no effective treatments for critical pertussis in infants. Recent data have demonstrated the potential of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) agonism in the treatment of infectious diseases. We used the murine Bordetella pertussis model to test the hypothesis that treatment with S1PR agonist AAL-R reduces pulmonary inflammation during infection. AAL-R treatment resulted in reduced expression of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines and attenuated lung pathology in infected mice. These results demonstrate a role for sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) signaling in B. pertussis-mediated pathology and highlight the possibility of host-targeted therapy for pertussis.Entities:
Keywords: AAL-R; bordetella; host-directed; pertussis; sphingosine; sphingosine-1-phosphate
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25538274 PMCID: PMC4836722 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu823
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226