Antibiotic-resistant bacteria threaten life worldwide. Although new antibiotics are scarce, the
use of bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, is rarely proposed as a means of …

We investigated CD4 + and CD8 + T cell turnover in both healthy and HIV-1–infected adults
by measuring the nuclear antigen Ki-67 specific for cell proliferation. The mean growth …

Activation of CXCR4 by the CXC chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) requires
interaction of the amino-terminal domains of both molecules. We report that proteinases …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major lung pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, secretes
an elastolytic metalloproteinase (EPa) contributing to bacterial pathogenicity. Proteinase-…

Background According to the "autovaccination hypothesis," reexposure to human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during treatment interruptions may stimulate the HIV-specific immune …

Young cystic fibrosis (CF) patients’ airways are mainly colonized by Staphylococcus aureus,
while Pseudomonas aeruginosa predominates in adults. However, the mechanisms behind …

In this paper, we study the strain transfer mechanism between a host material and an optical
fiber. A new analytical model handling imperfect bonding between layers is proposed. A …

The urokinase receptor (CD87) participates to the pericellular proteolytic potential of
migrating cells and to the recruitment of leukocytes during inflammation. It consists of three …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen in human lungs, where its secretable
LasB metalloproteinase can be a virulence factor. The urokinase-type plasminogen …

The assessment of Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI) and Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing (DFOS)
techniques for the detection of damages in a laboratory size reinforced concrete beam …