ImmunologyJournal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPeer-reviewed
The Staphylococcus aureus serine protease-like protein B is a potent allergen in a murine asthma model
J.M. Fournier, Marques L. Schilling, Christopher Saade…·Barbara M. Bröker
This study shows that S. aureus SplB induces asthma-like symptoms in mice, requiring proteolytic activity and adaptive immunity, suggesting a direct role of bacterial allergens in asthma.
DOI 10.1016/j.jaci.2026.08.025