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GTPases of the Rho Subfamily Are Required for Brucella abortus Internalization in Nonprofessional Phagocytes
2001
Members of the genus Brucella are intracellular -Proteobacteria responsible for brucellosis, a chronic disease of humans and animals. Little is known about Brucella virulence mechanisms, but the abilities of these bacteria to invade and to survive within cells are decisive factors for causing disease. Transmission electron and fluorescence microscopy of infected nonprofessional phagocytic HeLa cells revealed minor membrane changes accompanied by discrete recruitment of F-actin at the site of Brucella abortus entry. Cell uptake of B. abortus was negatively affected to various degrees by actin, actin-myosin, and microtubule chemical inhibitors. Modulators of MAPKs and protein-tyrosine kinases…
Perspectives for the Treatment of Brucellosis in the 21st Century: The Ioannina Recommendations
2007
Policy Forum. Competing interests: ER has received research grants from Daiichi, Bayer, and Theravance and has served as a consultant to Pfizer, Theravance, Bayer, Wyeth, Rosetta, and BiondVax. Summary Points Brucellosis remains the commonest anthropozoonosis worldwide, and its treatment remains complex, requiring protracted administration of more than one antibiotic. In November 2006, a consensus meeting aimed at reaching a common specialist statement on the treatment of brucellosis was held in Ioannina, Greece under the auspices of the International Society of Chemotherapy and the Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina. The author panel suggests that the optimal treatment o…
Ayuda técnica en tiempos de crisis: la brucelosis en los programas país para España de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (1951-1972) = Technical as…
2018
La brucelosis fue uno de los más importantes problemas de salud en la España de la postguerra civil y en los años posteriores. El objetivo del estudio fue reconstruir los primeros programas que la OMS puso en marcha en este país, para abordar dicho problema, entre 1951 y 1972 y sus consecuencias. La presencia de consultores y expertos de la OMS de la máxima autoridad científica en el campo de la brucelosis, como Sandford Elberg o Martin Kaplan, fue decisiva en dos aspectos al menos, en primer lugar, para poder disponer de una mirada externa que permitiera conocer la realidad de la situación sanitaria española en el tema del control de dicha zoonosis y, en segundo lugar, para la puesta en ma…