Type I interferon protects against pneumococcal invasive disease by inhibiting bacterial transmigration across the lung.

by Kim S LeMessurier, Hans Häcker, Liying Chi, Elaine Tuomanen, Vanessa Redecke
Published 2013-01-01

Apoptosis is essential for neutrophil functional shutdown and determines tissue damage in experimental pneumococcal meningitis.

by Uwe Koedel, Tobias Frankenberg, Susanne Kirschnek, Bianca Obermaier, Hans Häcker, Robert Paul, Georg Häcker
Published 2009-05-01

The p53-target gene puma drives neutrophil-mediated protection against lethal bacterial sepsis.

by Sean P Garrison, Justin A Thornton, Hans Häcker, Richard Webby, Jerold E Rehg, Evan Parganas, Gerard P Zambetti, Elaine I Tuomanen
Published 2010-12-01

Leukocyte attraction by CCL20 and its receptor CCR6 in humans and mice with pneumococcal meningitis.

by Matthias Klein, Matthijs C Brouwer, Barbara Angele, Madelijn Geldhoff, Gabriel Marquez, Rosa Varona, Georg Häcker, Helga Schmetzer, Hans Häcker, Sven Hammerschmidt, Arie van der Ende, Hans-Walter Pfister, Diederik van de Beek, Uwe Koedel
Published 2014-01-01