Pseudomonas aeruginosa pyocyanin activates NRF2-ARE-mediated transcriptional response via the ROS-EGFR-PI3K-AKT/MEK-ERK MAP kinase signaling in pulmonary epithelial cells.

by Ying Xu, Chaohui Duan, Zhizhou Kuang, Yonghua Hao, Jayme L Jeffries, Gee W Lau
Published 2013-01-01

Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase provides an escape from phagocytosis by degrading the pulmonary surfactant protein-A.

by Zhizhou Kuang, Yonghua Hao, Brent E Walling, Jayme L Jeffries, Dennis E Ohman, Gee W Lau
Published 2011-01-01

Helical carbon nanotubes enhance the early immune response and inhibit macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

by Brent E Walling, Zhizhou Kuang, Yonghua Hao, David Estrada, Joshua D Wood, Feifei Lian, Lou Ann Miller, Amish B Shah, Jayme L Jeffries, Richard T Haasch, Joseph W Lyding, Eric Pop, Gee W Lau
Published 2013-01-01