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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Bufei Jiedu Formula enhances CD40 activation and macrophage polarization to eliminate intracellular MRSA persisters.

Shaoyan Zhang, Jiajun Chen, Lei Qiu, Xianwei Wu, Wei Zhou, Ruoqing Peng, Ya Feng, Rui Zhou, Xing Huang, Dingzhong Wu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors.

Shaoyan Zhang *Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jiajun Chen *Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lei Qiu *Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xianwei WuInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wei ZhouInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ruoqing PengInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Ya FengInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Rui ZhouInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xing HuangInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dingzhong WuInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhenhui LuInstitute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Intracellular methicillin-resistant Methods: An animal model with persistent MRSA infection was used to evaluate the efficacy of BFJD against chronic bacterial infections. Flow cytometry was employed to assess the regulatory effects of BFJD on macrophages. Transcriptomic sequencing and molecular biological experiments were utilized to explore and validate the regulatory targets and pathways of BFJD. Flow cytometry and molecular docking were used to clarify the possible binding mode of bioactive compounds with CD40. Results: BFJD reduced bacterial loads in the lungs, liver, and kidneys of mice with persistent MRSA infection and promoted M1 polarization of macrophages in the lungs. Conclusion: BFJD decreased organ bacterial loads in mice with persistent MRSA infection by regulating the CD40-ROS-NF-κB signaling pathway, thereby modulating macrophage immunophenotypes and exerting anti-MRSA persister effects.

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CD40 AntigensDrugs, Chinese HerbalMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcal InfectionsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial LoadCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalMiceSignal TransductionAnti-Bacterial AgentsCD40 AntigensCytokinesDrugs, Chinese Herbalatractylenolide IICD40intracellularmacrophage polarizationMRSA infectionpersistent

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PMID40746551
PMCPMC12310625

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