MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Role of astrogial Connexin 43 in pneumococcal meningitis and pneumolysin cytotoxicity
C. Bello, Y. Smail, V. Sainte-Rose…·G. Tran Van Nhieu
This study shows that astrocytic connexin 43 facilitates pneumococcal meningitis by promoting bacterial translocation and cytosolic calcium increase through pneumolysin action.
DOI 10.1101/2020.01.15.907923