Staphylococcus pasteuri isolates (Spvs) from human atherosclerotic plaques mediate virulence, intracellular resistance and transendothelial invasion of macrophages: A mechanistic paradigm for microbial pathogenicity in atherosclerosis
N. S. haque, J. Modi, N. Haque, I. Laskpwski, R. MAteo, S. Babu, S. Barasch, J. T. Fallon, S. Amar
This study identifies Staphylococcus pasteuri in atherosclerotic plaques and shows it can survive phagocytosis, activate macrophages, and induce transendothelial migration via CCL1-CCR8.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2019 · PreprintPathology