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2026

Journal Article

Mitochondrial fission mediates an evolutionarily conserved antibacterial defense response

Kapetanovic, Ronan, Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Curson, James E. B., Kirmes, Ina, Ramnath, Divya, Nothjunge, Stephan, Liu, Jinting, Atkinson, Jordan D., Ahier, Arnaud, Raven, Karoline D., Bosch, Marta, Keller, Bernhard, Lawrence, Grace M. E. P., Gupta, Kaustav Das, Shakespear, Melanie R., Ferguson, Charles, Stocks, Claudia J., Bokil, Nilesh J., Matthias, Gabriele, Nguyen, Tam T. K., Khalil, Zeinab G., Reid, Robert C., Hansford, Karl A., Hansbro, Philip M., Cooper, Matthew A., Schembri, Mark A., Blumenthal, Antje, Schroder, Kate, Fairlie, David P. ... Sweet, Matthew J. (2026). Mitochondrial fission mediates an evolutionarily conserved antibacterial defense response. Science Immunology, 11 (118) eaed2623. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aed2623

Mitochondrial fission mediates an evolutionarily conserved antibacterial defense response

2026

Journal Article

Development of a novel polyleucine-based immunopotentiator for subunit vaccines against Group A Streptococcus

Lu, Lantian, Cruz, Jazmina L. Gonzalez, Giri, Rabina, Zhang, Yuexiao, Bashiri, Sahra, Cadena, Leslie C. Domínguez, Li, Shuhang, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Wang, Jingwen, Kiong, Jolynn, Lu, Xuehan, Zhang, Jiahui, Lu, Miao, Huang, Wenbin, Kong, Wei Yang, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Koirala, Prashamsa, Guo, Zhong, Walden, Patricia, Blumenthal, Antje, Begun, Jakob, Alexandrov, Kirill, Toth, Istvan, Stephenson, Rachel J. and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2026). Development of a novel polyleucine-based immunopotentiator for subunit vaccines against Group A Streptococcus. Small, 22 (22) e11459, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/smll.202511459

Development of a novel polyleucine-based immunopotentiator for subunit vaccines against Group A Streptococcus

2026

Journal Article

Sweep Flow Nitric Oxide Effects on Coagulation, Inflammation, and Endothelial System Activation During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Mattke, Adrian C., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Takashima, Mari, Johnson, Kerry E., McPherson, Stephen, Venugopal, Prem S. and Blumenthal, Antje (2026). Sweep Flow Nitric Oxide Effects on Coagulation, Inflammation, and Endothelial System Activation During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. ASAIO Journal 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002709. doi: 10.1097/mat.0000000000002709

Sweep Flow Nitric Oxide Effects on Coagulation, Inflammation, and Endothelial System Activation During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

2026

Journal Article

CD8+ T cells sustain vaccination-induced immunity against dissemination of contained tuberculosis in immunosuppressed hosts

Miranda-Hernandez, Socorro, Kumar, Manoharan, Henderson, Alec, Graham, Erin, Tan, Xiao, Taylor, Jim, Meehan, Michael T., Ceja, Zuriel, del Pozo-Ramos, Lidia, Pan, Yi, Tsui, Ellen, Donovan, Meg L., Rentería, Miguel E., Flores-Valdez, Mario Alberto, Blumenthal, Antje, Nguyen, Quan, Subbian, Selvakumar, Field, Matt A. and Kupz, Andreas (2026). CD8+ T cells sustain vaccination-induced immunity against dissemination of contained tuberculosis in immunosuppressed hosts. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-70911-4

CD8+ T cells sustain vaccination-induced immunity against dissemination of contained tuberculosis in immunosuppressed hosts

2026

Journal Article

Sweep Gas Nitric Oxide During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Children (NECTAR Trial): A Single-Center, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Mattke, Adrian C., Johnson, Kerry, Gibbons, Kristen, Le Marsney, Renate, Long, Debbie A., O’Brien, Christopher, Blumenthal, Antje, Venugopal, Prem S., Alphonso, Nelson and Schlapbach, Luregn J. (2026). Sweep Gas Nitric Oxide During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Children (NECTAR Trial): A Single-Center, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Publish Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003926

Sweep Gas Nitric Oxide During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonates and Children (NECTAR Trial): A Single-Center, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

2025

Journal Article

The microbiome and gut–lung axis in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

Thompson, Ria N., Blumenthal, Antje, Morrison, Mark and Thomson, Rachel M. (2025). The microbiome and gut–lung axis in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. PLOS Pathogens, 21 (10) e1013603, 1-25. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013603

The microbiome and gut–lung axis in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

2025

Journal Article

Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages

Abrol, Rishika, Afroz, Syeda Farhana, Curson, James E. B., Raven, Karoline D., Das Gupta, Kaustav, Gunther, Kimberley S., Jones, Alun, Reid, Robert C., Xiong, Zherui, Gunter, Jennifer H., Engel, Jessica A., Engwerda, Christian R., Blumenthal, Antje, Fairlie, David P., Parton, Robert G., Zuryn, Steven, Kapetanovic, Ronan, Ramnath, Divya and Sweet, Matthew J. (2025). Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages. Journal of Cell Science, 138 (19) jcs.264376, 1-14. doi: 10.1242/jcs.264376

Histone deacetylase 7 mediates lipopolysaccharide-inducible mitochondrial fission in macrophages

2025

Journal Article

Utilizing Nanopore direct RNA sequencing of blood from patients with sepsis for discovery of co- and post-transcriptional disease biomarkers

He, Jingni, Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Chang, Jessie J.-Y., Zhang, Jianshu, Trevor, Sharon L., Gibbons, Kristen S., McPherson, Stephen J., Kling, Jessica C., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Blumenthal, Antje, Coin, Lachlan J. M., RAPIDS Study Group, Irwin, Adam and Bialasiewicz, Seweryn (RAPIDS Study Group member) (2025). Utilizing Nanopore direct RNA sequencing of blood from patients with sepsis for discovery of co- and post-transcriptional disease biomarkers. BMC Infectious Diseases, 25 (1) 692, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-11078-z

Utilizing Nanopore direct RNA sequencing of blood from patients with sepsis for discovery of co- and post-transcriptional disease biomarkers

2025

Journal Article

TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation

Schultz, Thomas E., Mathmann, Carmen D., Domínguez Cadena, Leslie C., Muusse, Timothy W., Kim, Hyoyoung, Wells, James W., Ulett, Glen C., Hamerman, Jessica A., Brooks, Andrew J., Kobe, Bostjan, Sweet, Matthew J., Stacey, Katryn J. and Blumenthal, Antje (2025). TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation. EMBO Reports, 26 (10) 2250056, 2740-2766. doi: 10.1038/s44319-025-00444-2

TLR4 endocytosis and endosomal TLR4 signaling are distinct and independent outcomes of TLR4 activation

2025

Journal Article

Signalling by co-operative higher-order assembly formation: linking evidence at molecular and cellular levels

Kobe, Bostjan, Nanson, Jeffrey D., Hoad, Mikayla, Blumenthal, Antje, Gambin, Yann, Sierecki, Emma, Stacey, Katryn J., Ve, Thomas and Halfmann, Randal (2025). Signalling by co-operative higher-order assembly formation: linking evidence at molecular and cellular levels. Biochemical Journal, 482 (05), 275-294. doi: 10.1042/bcj20220094

Signalling by co-operative higher-order assembly formation: linking evidence at molecular and cellular levels

2025

Journal Article

No added sugar: CCDC134 stabilizes ER chaperone Gp96 for TLR biogenesis

Blumenthal, Antje and Domínguez Cadena, Leslie C. (2025). No added sugar: CCDC134 stabilizes ER chaperone Gp96 for TLR biogenesis. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 222 (3) e20242285, 1-3. doi: 10.1084/jem.20242285

No added sugar: CCDC134 stabilizes ER chaperone Gp96 for TLR biogenesis

2024

Journal Article

Fludrocortisone dose–response relationship in septic shock: a randomised phase II trial

Walsham, James, Hammond, Naomi, Blumenthal, Antje, Cohen, Jeremy, Myburgh, John, Finfer, Simon, Evans, David, Peake, Sandra, Kruger, Peter, McCullough, James, Johnk, Loki, Ghelani, Dhaval, Billot, Laurent, Shan, Sana, Meyer, Jason, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Koch, Carolyn, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Burrell, Louise M., Young, Morag, Roberts, Michael, Mackenzie, Lorraine, Medley, Gregory, Dalton, Joshua and Venkatesh, Balasubramanian (2024). Fludrocortisone dose–response relationship in septic shock: a randomised phase II trial. Intensive Care Medicine, 50 (12), 2050-2060. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07616-z

Fludrocortisone dose–response relationship in septic shock: a randomised phase II trial

2024

Journal Article

Myddosomes in Toll-like receptor signaling-one to bind and rule them all

Mathmann, Carmen D., Schultz, Thomas E., Cadena, Leslie C. Dominguez and Blumenthal, Antje (2024). Myddosomes in Toll-like receptor signaling-one to bind and rule them all. Immunology and Cell Biology, 102 (9), 752-756. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12816

Myddosomes in Toll-like receptor signaling-one to bind and rule them all

2024

Journal Article

Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study

Schlapbach, Luregn J., Ganesamoorthy, Devika, Wilson, Clare, Raman, Sainath, George, Shane, Snelling, Peter J., Phillips, Natalie, Irwin, Adam, Sharp, Natalie, Le Marsney, Renate, Chavan, Arjun, Hempenstall, Allison, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, MacDonald, Anna D., Grimwood, Keith, Cling, Jessica C., McPherson, Stephen J., Blumenthal, Antje, Kaforou, Myrsini, Levin, Michael, Herberg, Jethro A., Gibbons, Kristen S., Coin, Lachlan J. M., EUCLIDS consortium and RAPIDS Study Group (2024). Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8 (5), 325-338. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(24)00017-8

Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study

2024

Journal Article

Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis

Khan, Nemat, Kumar, Vinod, Li, Pengcheng, RAPIDS Study Group, Raman, Sainath (RSG member), Sharp, Natalie (RSG member), Phillips, Natalie (RSG member), Irwin, Adam (RSG member), George, Shane (RSG member), Grimwood, Keith (RSG member), Snelling, Peter (RSG member), Chavan, Arjun (RSG member), Hempenstall, Allison (RSG member), Gibbons, Kristen (RSG member), Le Marsney, Renate (RSG member), Blumenthal, Antje (RSG member), Ganesamoorthy, Devika (RSG member), Coin, Lachlan (RSG member), Schlapbach, Luregn J., Boyd, Andrew W., Coulthard, Mark G. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2024). Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis. Science Translational Medicine, 16 (744) eadg5768, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg5768

Inhibiting Eph/ephrin signaling reduces vascular leak and endothelial cell dysfunction in mice with sepsis

2023

Journal Article

Wollamide cyclic hexapeptides synergize with established and new tuberculosis antibiotics in targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rollo, Rachel F., Mori, Giorgia, Hill, Timothy A., Hillemann, Doris, Niemann, Stefan, Homolka, Susanne, Fairlie, David P. and Blumenthal, Antje (2023). Wollamide cyclic hexapeptides synergize with established and new tuberculosis antibiotics in targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology Spectrum, 11 (4). doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00465-23

Wollamide cyclic hexapeptides synergize with established and new tuberculosis antibiotics in targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2023

Journal Article

Nitric oxide on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates and children (NECTAR Trial): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Mattke, Adrian, Johnson, Kerry, Gibbons, Kristen, Long, Debbie, Robertson, Jeremy, Venugopal, Prem, Blumenthal, Antje, Schibler, Andreas and Schlapbach, Luregn (2023). Nitric oxide on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates and children (NECTAR Trial): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 12 e43760, 1-10. doi: 10.2196/43760

Nitric oxide on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates and children (NECTAR Trial): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2023

Journal Article

Immunity against Moraxella catarrhalis requires guanylate‐binding proteins and caspase‐11‐ NLRP3 inflammasomes

Enosi Tuipulotu, Daniel, Feng, Shouya, Pandey, Abhimanu, Zhao, Anyang, Ngo, Chinh, Mathur, Anukriti, Lee, Jiwon, Shen, Cheng, Fox, Daniel, Xue, Yansong, Kay, Callum, Kirkby, Max, Lo Pilato, Jordan, Kaakoush, Nadeem O, Webb, Daryl, Rug, Melanie, Robertson, Avril AB, Tessema, Melkamu B, Pang, Stanley, Degrandi, Daniel, Pfeffer, Klaus, Augustyniak, Daria, Blumenthal, Antje, Miosge, Lisa A, Brüstle, Anne, Yamamoto, Masahiro, Reading, Patrick C, Burgio, Gaetan and Man, Si Ming (2023). Immunity against Moraxella catarrhalis requires guanylate‐binding proteins and caspase‐11‐ NLRP3 inflammasomes. The EMBO Journal, 42 (6) e112558, e112558. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112558

Immunity against Moraxella catarrhalis requires guanylate‐binding proteins and caspase‐11‐ NLRP3 inflammasomes

2022

Journal Article

Distinct contributions of the innate immune receptors TLR2 and RP105 to formation and architecture of structured lung granulomas in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Donovan, Meg L., Bielefeldt‐Ohmann, Helle, Rollo, Rachel F., McPherson, Stephen, Schultz, Thomas E., Mori, Giorgia, Kling, Jessica C. and Blumenthal, Antje (2022). Distinct contributions of the innate immune receptors TLR2 and RP105 to formation and architecture of structured lung granulomas in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Immunology, 169 (1), 13-26. doi: 10.1111/imm.13606

Distinct contributions of the innate immune receptors TLR2 and RP105 to formation and architecture of structured lung granulomas in mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2022

Journal Article

Myeloid Wls expression is dispensable for skin wound healing and blood vessel regeneration

Sim, Seen Ling, Blumenthal, Antje, Kaur, Simranpreet and Khosrotehrani, Kiarash (2022). Myeloid Wls expression is dispensable for skin wound healing and blood vessel regeneration. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13 957833, 957833. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.957833

Myeloid Wls expression is dispensable for skin wound healing and blood vessel regeneration