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ReviewNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Immune dysfunction during S. aureus biofilm-associated implant infections: opportunities for novel therapeutic strategies.

Nichole D Brandquist, Tammy Kielian

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Review in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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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

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nichole D BrandquistDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Tammy KielianDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. tkielian@unmc.edu.

Funding

The S. aureus biofilm lifecycleP01AI083211 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI KIELIAN, TAMMY L · 2009 to 2023
$32.1M
T cell-innate immune crosstalk regulates Staphylococcus aureus craniotomy infectionR01AI169788 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Tammy L Kielian · 2022 to 2026
$2.9M
Modulating granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell (G-MDSC) metabolic activity to promote Staphylococcus aureus biofilm clearanceR21AI174381 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI KIELIAN, TAMMY L · 2023 to 2024
$422k
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI169788NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI083211NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI169788NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI174381
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of biofilm infections, particularly on implanted medical devices. Biofilms are heterogeneous bacterial communities contained in a self-produced matrix that are poorly cleared by the immune system. This review discusses mechanisms employed by the biofilm, such as alterations in bacterial metabolism and toxin production, to induce immune dysfunction by highlighting recent bacterial single-cell sequencing studies. Additionally, the role of immune recognition and metabolism in biofilm containment is examined with an emphasis on the role of granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells and how responses are tailored to distinct tissue niches. We also address emerging evidence revealing the importance of the infection microenvironment, host genetic variability, and bacterial heterogeneity in shaping immune responses during S. aureus biofilm infections.

Indexed as

BiofilmsProsthesis-Related InfectionsStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAnimalsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMyeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells

Identifiers

PMID40715142
PMCPMC12297603

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