John F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Infectious Disease
Dr. Michael R. Wessels, MD
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Michael Wessels practices Infectious Disease. He attended Duke University School of Medicine. Duke University School of Medicine is a one of the best medicals schools. Duke University School of Medicine is ranked 8/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 2 awards: "Elected Member" and "Super Doctor". Michael Wessels is a published doctor as well. He has 37 publications published. The latest was: The Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Binds Directly to CsrS, a Sensor Histidine Kinase of Group A Streptococcus, to Activate Expression of Virulence Factors.
Publications
- The Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Binds Directly to CsrS, a Sensor Histidine Kinase of Group A Streptococcus, to Activate Expression of Virulence Factors.
- Group A Streptococcal Bacteremia without a Source is Associated with Less Severe Disease in Children.
- BsaB, a Novel Adherence Factor of Group B Streptococcus.
- Streptolysin O and its co-toxin NAD-glycohydrolase protect group A Streptococcus from Xenophagic killing.
- CsrRS and environmental pH regulate group B streptococcus adherence to human epithelial cells and extracellular matrix.
- Vitamin D and the Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Enhance Group A Streptococcus Resistance to Killing by Human Cells.
- Signal Transduction through CsrRS Confers an Invasive Phenotype in Group A Streptococcus.
- Clinical practice. Streptococcal pharyngitis.
- Streptolysin o inhibits clathrin-dependent internalization of group a streptococcus.
- Inhibition of dendritic cell maturation by group A Streptococcus.
- CsrRS regulates group B Streptococcus virulence gene expression in response to environmental pH: a new perspective on vaccine development.
- Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 2-2009. A 25-year-old man with pain and swelling of the right hand and hypotension.
- Induction of group A Streptococcus virulence by a human antimicrobial peptide.
- Variation in the group B Streptococcus CsrRS regulon and effects on pathogenicity.
- Burden and economic cost of group A streptococcal pharyngitis.
- PerR confers phagocytic killing resistance and allows pharyngeal colonization by group A Streptococcus.
- Unique efficacy of Toll-like receptor 8 agonists in activating human neonatal antigen-presenting cells.
- The adenosine system selectively inhibits TLR-mediated TNF-alpha production in the human newborn.
- Innate immunity of the human newborn is polarized toward a high ratio of IL-6/TNF-alpha production in vitro and in vivo.
- Enhancement of streptolysin O activity and intrinsic cytotoxic effects of the group A streptococcal toxin, NAD-glycohydrolase.
- Changing epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever in the United States.
- The apoptotic response to pneumolysin is Toll-like receptor 4 dependent and protects against pneumococcal disease.
- Role of NADase in virulence in experimental invasive group A streptococcal infection.
- Genome analysis of multiple pathogenic isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae: implications for the microbial "pan-genome".
- Streptolysin S.
- Structural and genetic diversity of group B streptococcus capsular polysaccharides.
- Cytolysin-dependent evasion of lysosomal killing.
- Regulation of virulence by a two-component system in group B streptococcus.
- Interaction between complement regulators and Streptococcus pyogenes: binding of C4b-binding protein and factor H/factor H-like protein 1 to M18 strains involves two d...
- Selective impairment of TLR-mediated innate immunity in human newborns: neonatal blood plasma reduces monocyte TNF-alpha induction by bacterial lipopeptides, lipopolys...
- Critical role of the complement system in group B streptococcus-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha release.
- The CsrR/CsrS two-component system of group A Streptococcus responds to environmental Mg2+.
- Recognition of pneumolysin by Toll-like receptor 4 confers resistance to pneumococcal infection.
- Cytotoxic effects of streptolysin o and streptolysin s enhance the virulence of poorly encapsulated group a streptococci.
- Complete genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis of an emerging human pathogen, serotype V Streptococcus agalactiae.
- Streptolysin O and NAD-Glycohydrolase Prevent Phagolysosome Acidification and Promote Group A Streptococcus Survival in Macrophages.
Schools
Duke University
Beth Israel Hospital
Beth Israel Brigham Womens
Doctors Specialties
- Infectious Disease Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Elected Member
- Super Doctor
Education
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Brigham and Women's Hospital -
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -
Duke University School of Medicine
Hospital
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Boston Children's Hospital
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