Muhamed‐Kheir Taha

Abdominal symptoms of invasive meningococcal disease are associated with the induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor in omental adipocytes

This study identifies plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 overexpression in omental adipocytes as a mechanism linking invasive meningococcal disease to abdominal symptoms through thrombosis and hypoperfusion.

Human transferrin and lactoferrin cooperatively support Neisseria meningitidis colonization in the murine nasopharynx

This study shows that human transferrin and lactoferrin, along with CEACAM1, support Neisseria meningitidis colonization in mice, with transferrin playing a critical role in sepsis and colonization.