Dampening Host Sensing and Avoiding Recognition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia

by Cristina Cigana, Nicola Ivan Lorè, Maria Lina Bernardini, Alessandra Bragonzi
Published 2011-01-01

Positive signature-tagged mutagenesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: tracking patho-adaptive mutations promoting airways chronic infection.

by Irene Bianconi, Andrea Milani, Cristina Cigana, Moira Paroni, Roger C Levesque, Giovanni Bertoni, Alessandra Bragonzi
Published 2011-02-01

The PAPI-1 pathogenicity island-encoded small RNA PesA influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and modulates pyocin S3 production.

by Silvia Ferrara, Marilena Falcone, Raffaella Macchi, Alessandra Bragonzi, Daniela Girelli, Lisa Cariani, Cristina Cigana, Giovanni Bertoni
Published 2017-01-01

Cystic fibrosis-niche adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reduces virulence in multiple infection hosts.

by Nicola Ivan Lorè, Cristina Cigana, Ida De Fino, Camilla Riva, Mario Juhas, Stephan Schwager, Leo Eberl, Alessandra Bragonzi
Published 2012-01-01

Host genetic background influences the response to the opportunistic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection altering cell-mediated immunity and bacterial replication.

by Maura De Simone, Lorenza Spagnuolo, Nicola Ivan Lorè, Giacomo Rossi, Cristina Cigana, Ida De Fino, Fuad A Iraqi, Alessandra Bragonzi
Published 2014-01-01

Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis airways influences virulence of Staphylococcus aureus in vitro and murine models of co-infection.

by Rossella Baldan, Cristina Cigana, Francesca Testa, Irene Bianconi, Maura De Simone, Danilo Pellin, Clelia Di Serio, Alessandra Bragonzi, Daniela M Cirillo
Published 2014-01-01

Synthesized Heparan Sulfate Competitors Attenuate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection

by Nicola Ivan Lorè, Noemi Veraldi, Camilla Riva, Barbara Sipione, Lorenza Spagnuolo, Ida De Fino, Medede Melessike, Elisa Calzi, Alessandra Bragonzi, Annamaria Naggi, Cristina Cigana
Published 2018-01-01

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elastase Contributes to the Establishment of Chronic Lung Colonization and Modulates the Immune Response in a Murine Model

by Cristina Cigana, Jérôme Castandet, Nicolas Sprynski, Medede Melessike, Lilha Beyria, Serena Ranucci, Serena Ranucci, Beatriz Alcalá-Franco, Alice Rossi, Alessandra Bragonzi, Magdalena Zalacain, Martin Everett
Published 2021-01-01

Chronic infection by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae fuels airway inflammation

by Fabio Saliu, Giulia Rizzo, Alessandra Bragonzi, Lisa Cariani, Daniela M. Cirillo, Carla Colombo, Valeria Daccò, Daniela Girelli, Sara Rizzetto, Barbara Sipione, Cristina Cigana, Nicola I. Lorè
Published 2021-03-01

Pseudomonas aeruginosa exploits lipid A and muropeptides modification as a strategy to lower innate immunity during cystic fibrosis lung infection.

by Cristina Cigana, Laura Curcurù, Maria Rosaria Leone, Teresa Ieranò, Nicola Ivan Lorè, Irene Bianconi, Alba Silipo, Flora Cozzolino, Rosa Lanzetta, Antonio Molinaro, Maria Lina Bernardini, Alessandra Bragonzi
Published 2009-12-01

A New Model of Chronic <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> Lung Infection in Immunocompetent Mice

by Camilla Riva, Enrico Tortoli, Federica Cugnata, Francesca Sanvito, Antonio Esposito, Marco Rossi, Anna Colarieti, Tamara Canu, Cristina Cigana, Alessandra Bragonzi, Nicola Ivan Loré, Paolo Miotto, Daniela Maria Cirillo
Published 2020-09-01