WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE ENTRY OF NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS INTO THE MENINGES

Authors
NASSIF X PUJOL C TINSLEY C MORAND P EUGENE E MARCEAU M PERRIN A PRON B TAHA MK
Citation
X. Nassif et al., WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE ENTRY OF NEISSERIA-MENINGITIDIS INTO THE MENINGES, Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur, 95(4), 1997, pp. 219-235
Citations number
107
Categorie Soggetti
Virology,Microbiology,Immunology
Journal title
Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur → ACNP
ISSN journal
00202452
Volume
95
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
219 - 235
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-2452(1997)95:4<219:WDWKAT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Neisseria meningitidis is one of the human pathogens that invade the m eninges with a high frequency. This requires the crossing of the blood -brain barrier, which is one of the tightest barriers in the body. Thi s article reviews the mechanisms by which this pathogen can traverse t he barrier.