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ArticleJournal of innate immunity2020

Prothrombotic and Proinflammatory Activities of the β-Hemolytic Group B Streptococcal Pigment.

Nikolai Siemens, Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht, Jörn Hoßmann, Sebastian B Skorka, Roel H T Nijhuis, Corinne Ruppen, Steinar Skrede, Manfred Rohde, Daniel Schultz, Michael Lalk and 9 more

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Article in Journal of innate immunity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 9 institutions in 5 countries.

Nikolai SiemensCenter for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden, nikolai.siemens@uni-greifswald.de.
Sonja Oehmcke-HechtInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology, and Hygiene, University Medicine Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Jörn HoßmannMicrobial Interactions and Processes, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research - HZI, Braunschweig, Germany.
Sebastian B SkorkaCenter for Functional Genomics of Microbes, Department of Molecular Genetics and Infection Biology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Roel H T NijhuisDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Corinne RuppenInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Steinar SkredeDepartment of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Manfred RohdeCentral Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research - HZI, Braunschweig, Germany.
Daniel SchultzInstitute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Michael LalkInstitute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Andreas ItzekMicrobial Interactions and Processes, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research - HZI, Braunschweig, Germany.
Dietmar H PieperMicrobial Interactions and Processes, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research - HZI, Braunschweig, Germany.
Christiaan J van den BoutDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Eric C J ClaasDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Ed J KuijperDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Robert MauritzDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Parham SendiInstitute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Herman F WunderinkDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Anna Norrby-TeglundCenter for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden.
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research · DEUniversität Greifswald · DELeiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Bern · CHHaukeland University Hospital · NOInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene · DEKarolinska Institutet · SEMeander Medisch Centrum · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A prominent feature of severe streptococcal infections is the profound inflammatory response that contributes to systemic toxicity. In sepsis the dysregulated host response involves both immunological and nonimmunological pathways. Here, we report a fatal case of an immunocompetent healthy female presenting with toxic shock and purpura fulminans caused by group B streptococcus (GBS; serotype III, CC19). The strain (LUMC16) was pigmented and hyperhemolytic. Stimulation of human primary cells with hyperhemolytic LUMC16 and STSS/NF-HH strains and pigment toxin resulted in a release of proinflammatory mediators, including tumor necrosis factor, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6. In addition, LUMC16 induced blood clotting and showed factor XII activity on its surface, which was linked to the presence of the pigment. The expression of pigment was not linked to a mutation within the CovR/S region. In conclusion, our study shows that the hemolytic lipid toxin contributes to the ability of GBS to cause systemic hyperinflammation and interferes with the coagulation system.

Indexed as

Bacterial ToxinsHemolysisHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6LeukocytesPigments, BiologicalStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeThrombosisBacterial ToxinsIL1B protein, humanIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Pigments, BiologicalCoagulationGroup B streptococcusHemolysisInflammationPigmentStreptococcus agalactiae

Identifiers

PMID31743913
PMCPMC7383282
OpenAlexW2991160321

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