Host-Derived Microvesicles Carrying Bacterial Pore-Forming Toxins Deliver Signals to Macrophages: A Novel Mechanism of Shaping Immune Responses

• René Köffel,
• Heidi Wolfmeier,
• Yu Larpin,
• Hervé Besançon,
• Roman Schoenauer,
• Viktoria S. Babiychuk,
• Patrick Drücker,
• Thomas Pabst,
• Timothy J. Mitchell,
• Eduard B. Babiychuk,
• Annette Draeger

Affiliations

René Köffel

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Heidi Wolfmeier

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Yu Larpin

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Hervé Besançon

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Roman Schoenauer

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Viktoria S. Babiychuk

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Patrick Drücker

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Thomas Pabst

Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Timothy J. Mitchell

College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Eduard B. Babiychuk

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Annette Draeger

Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland