Detrimental role for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ in blood-borne brain infection

Detrimental role for CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ in blood-borne brain infection

Abstract Background The most frequent pathogen that causes bacterial meningitis is the Gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae. CCAAT/enhancer binding protein δ is a transcription factor that has recently been hypothesized to play a detrimental role in outcome of meningitis caused by S...

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Main Authors: JanWillem Duitman, Mercedes Valls Serón, JooYeon Engelen-Lee, Matthijs C. Brouwer, C. Arnold Spek, Diederik van de Beek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
CAAT/enhancer-binding protein δ
C/EBPδ
Blood-borne brain infection
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Experimental meningitis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1963-7

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