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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

The accessory gene regulator (agr) controls Staphylococcus aureus virulence in a murine intracranial abscesses model.

Jian Gong, Dongzhi Li, Jun Yan, Yu Liu, Di Li, Jie Dong, Yaping Gao, Tao Sun, Guang Yang

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Article in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jian GongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing, China.
Dongzhi LiNingxia Medical University, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Cerebrocranial Diseases, Yinchuan, China.
Jun YanBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yu LiuBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Di LiBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jie DongBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yaping GaoBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Tao SunNingxia Medical University, Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Cerebrocranial Diseases, Yinchuan, China. Electronic address: suntao6699@163.com.
Guang YangBeijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. Electronic address: yanggg@hotmail.com.
Beijing Institute of Education · CNInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesCapital Medical University · CNNingxia Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntracranial abscesses are associated with high mortality. Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main pathogens that cause intracranial infection. Until now, there is no report to identify the key effectors of S. aureus during the intracranial infection.

methodsThe murine intracranial abscesses model induced by S. aureus was constructed. The vital sign and survival rate of mice were observed to evaluate the infection. Histological examination was used to diagnose the pathological alterations of mouse tissues. The sensitivity of S. aureus to whole blood was evaluated by whole-blood killing assay.

resultsIn murine intracranial abscesses model, it was shown that the mortality caused by the accessory gene regulator (agr) locus deficient strain was significant decreased compared with its parent strain. Moreover, we found that RNAIII, the effector of agr system, was essential for the intracranial infection caused by S. aureus. In the further investigation, it was shown that restoration the expression of α-toxin in agr deficient strain could partially recover the mortality in the murine intracranial abscesses model.

conclusionOur data suggested that the agr system of S. aureus is an important virulence determinant in the induction and mortality of intracranial abscesses in mice.

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Genes, BacterialGenes, RegulatorAnimalsBrain AbscessDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMice, Inbred C57BLStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusVirulenceAgrIntracranial abscesses modelS. aureus

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PMID24833200
PMCPMC9428208
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