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Filter by:Our previous studies delineate a novel pathway of immune activation in animals that the investigators have named Anti-Virulence Immunity (AVI). Using a mice model of bacteremia, the investigators have demonstrated that Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1) activity is sensed by the immune system. This immune sensing results in a rapid bacterial clearing during bacteremia triggered by uropathogenic E. coli-expressing CNF1. The investigators already confirmed the involvement of one inflammasome using macrophages isolated from Knock-out mice. The investigators have recently determined the conservation in human monocytes of the interleukin -1beta maturation triggered by CNF1 and observed the heterogeneous capacity of monocytes to respond to the CNF1 treatment depending on the donors. Here, to determine the importance in natura of AVI the investigators will analyze the blood content of patients presenting E. coli and S. aureus bacteremia. The DNA of monocytes isolated from patients will be extracted and various genes implicated in the activity of various inflammasomes will be sequenced to identify mutations that could explain the susceptibility to bacteremia or a specific clinical presentation, i.e. requirement of a management in ICU because of organ failure.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of 3 different doses of ExPEC10V and to select the optimal dose for further clinical development (Cohort 1). Cohort 2 is aimed to expand the dataset supporting the short- and long-term safety and immunogenicity of the optimal dose of ExPEC10V, selected from the primary analysis results of Cohort 1. Cohort 2 will include participants in stable health with a history of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the past 5 years and will be included in the study to support the plan for late stage development of ExPEC vaccine.
Recent experiments in the lab of Prof. WD Hardt revealed, that in mice, 24 h exposure to a high-fat diet results in a breakdown of colonization resistance against Salmonella typhimurium. Mechanistic experiments identified bile acids as the mediator for reduced colonization resistance. Exposure to a high fat diet leads to increased bile acid secretion which in turn modify the intestinal microbiota. It is now the aim to verify the results of this study in human healthy volunteers. The nutritional habits of all participants will carefully be evaluated. In the intervention phase, participants will be exposed to either high-fat or low-fat diet and a controlled dose of the non-pathogenic bacteria E. coli Nissle. E. coli Nissle is the active compound for "Mutaflor®" and other probiotics. It is planned to enumerate E. coli Nissle counts in the stool after Mutaflor ingestion and to quantify other changes of the human microbiota. The hypothesis is that a high-fat diet leads to increased bile acid secretion results in favorable growth conditions for E. coli Nissle, resulting in high bacterial counts in the stool.
The existing diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) challenge model is already suitable for dietary interventions in its current form, targeted to impact on the immediate clinical symptoms upon E. coli infection. In order to make the model also suitable for dietary interventions that are aimed at support of the protective response against reinfection, the immune response triggered by the primary infection should be suboptimal. The MIRRE pilot study is set up to determine how much the primary inoculation dose of diarrheagenic E. coli should be lowered in order to result in a reduced protective response upon a secondary infection.
This is a single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II vaccination and challenge study designed to confirm a human challenge model with E. coli strain LSN03-016011/A.
This is a trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of double mutant heat-labile toxin LTR192G/L211A (dmLT) from Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) by oral, sublingual, or intradermal vaccination in approximately 135 healthy adult volunteers, age 18-45 years. Study duration is approximately 2.5 years, with each participant duration for up to 9 months depending on the route of dmLT administered. There is no specific hypothesis being tested in this study. The primary objective of this study is to assess the reactogenicity, safety, and tolerability of dmLT when administered in three sequential doses, over a range of dosages by oral, sublingual, or intradermal routes.
Prospective, multicenter observational study to collect Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolates originating from mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients; in order to characterize phenotype and genotype of E. coli strains retrieved from the lower respiratory tract of ventilated patients.
The present study is a cluster randomized control trial of low-cost microbiological water test kits in rural and peri-urban communities in the Kanpur region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the presence of pathogenic Escherichia coli in colon is associated with psychiatric disorders.
The sequence type 131 (ST131) is a predominant lineage among extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli. It plays a major role in the worldwide dissemination of E. coli that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL). The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of ESBL producing ST131clonal group in our university hospital. All patients with an infection due to ESBL E. coli will be prospectively included for a 2-year period. ST131 isolates will be identified and risk factors associated to ST131 will be determined in comparison to non-ST131 ESBL E. coli.