Prof Dr Eva Medina

Prof Dr Eva Medina
Research Group Leader

Eva Medina studied biology at the University of Seville in Spain and received her doctoral degree in 1990 at the Medical School of Seville. During her post-doc period at the Immunology Department of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London and the Trudeau Institute in New York, she studied the host reactions to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

In 1997 she moved to the HZI, GBF at that time, to the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccine Research. She has led the research group Infection Immunology at the HZI since 2004.

Publications
Goldmann O., Lang J.C., Rohde M., May T., Molinari G., Medina E. (2024)
Alpha-hemolysin promotes internalization of Staphylococcus aureus into human lung epithelial cells via caveolin-1- and cholesterol-rich lipid rafts
Cell.Mol.Life Sci., 81 (1)

Ohm M., Hosseini S., Lonnemann N., He W., More T., Goldmann O., Medina E., ... , Hiller K., Korte M. (2024)
The potential therapeutic role of itaconate and mesaconate on the detrimental effects of LPS-induced neuroinflammation in the brain
Journal of Neuroinflammation, 21 (1)

Rox K., Medina E. (2024)
Aerosolized delivery of ESKAPE pathogens for murine pneumonia models
Scientific Reports, 14 (1)

Goldmann O., Nwofor O.V., Chen Q., Medina E. (2024)
Mechanisms underlying immunosuppression by regulatory cells
Front Immunol., 15

Goldmann O., Medina E. (2023)
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells impair CD4+ T cell responses during chronic Staphylococcus aureus infection via lactate metabolism
Cell.Mol.Life Sci., 80 (8)

Papaxenopoulou L.A., Zhao G., Khailaie S., Katsoulis-Dimitriou K., Schmitz I., Medina E., ... , Hatzikirou H., Meyer-Hermann M. (2022)
In silico predicted therapy against chronic Staphylococcus aureus infection leads to bacterial clearance in vivo
iScience, 25 (12)

Lang J.C., Seiß E.A., Moldovan A., Müsken M., Sauerwein T., Fraunholz M., Müller A.J., ... , Goldmann O., Medina E. (2022)
A Photoconvertible Reporter System for Bacterial Metabolic Activity Reveals That Staphylococcus aureus Enters a Dormant-Like State to Persist within Macrophages
MBio.

Heinz A., Nonnenmacher Y., Henne A., Khalil M.A., Bejkollari K., Dostert C., Hosseini S., Goldmann O., He W., Palorini R., Verschueren C., Korte M., Chiaradonna F., Medina E., ... , Brenner D., Hiller K. (2022)
Itaconate controls its own synthesis via feedback-inhibition of reverse TCA cycle activity at IDH2
Biochim.Biophys.Acta Mol.Basis.Dis., 1868 (12)

He W., Henne A., Lauterbach M., Geißmar E., Nikolka F., Kho C., Heinz A., Dostert C., Grusdat M., Cordes T., Härm J., Goldmann O., Ewen A., Verschueren C., Blay-Cadanet J., Geffers R., Garritsen H., Kneiling M., Holm C.K., Metallo C.M., Medina E., Abdullah Z., Latz E., ... , Brenner D., Hiller K. (2022)
Mesaconate is synthesized from itaconate and exerts immunomodulatory effects in macrophages
Nat.Metab, 4 (5)

Goldmann O., Sauerwein T., Molinari G., Rohde M., Förstner K.U., Medina E. (2022)
Cytosolic Sensing of Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus by Mast Cells Elicits a Type I IFN Response That Enhances Cell-Autonomous Immunity
J Immunol, 208 (7)

Junca H., Pieper D.H., Medina E. (2022)
The emerging potential of microbiome transplantation on human health interventions
Comput.Struct.Biotechnol.J., 20 (January 2022)

Dietrich O., Heinz A., Goldmann O., Geffers R., Beineke A., Hiller K., ... , Saliba A.E., Medina E. (2021)
Dysregulated Immunometabolism Is Associated with the Generation of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Staphylococcus aureus Chronic Infection
J.Innate.Immun.

Groma M., Horst S.A., Das S., Huettel B., Klepsch M., Rudel T., ... , Medina E., Fraunholz M. (2020)
Identification of a Novel LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator in Staphylococcus aureus That Is Crucial for Secondary Tissue Colonization during Metastatic Bloodstream Infection
MBio., 11 (4)

Bonifacius A., Goldmann O., Floess S., Holtfreter S., Robert P.A., Nordengrün M., Kruse F., Lochner M., Falk C.S., Schmitz I., Bröker B.M., ... , Medina E., Hühn J. (2020)
Staphylococcus aureus Alpha-Toxin Limits Type 1 While Fostering Type 3 Immune Responses
Front Immunol., 11

Le P., Kunold E., Macsics R., Rox K., Jennings M.C., Ugur I., Reinecke M., Chaves-Moreno D., Hackl M.W., Fetzer C., Mandl F.A.M., Lehmann J., Korotkov V.S., Hacker S.M., Kuster B., Antes I., Pieper D.H., Rohde M., Wuest W.M., ... , Medina E., Sieber S.A. (2020)
Repurposing human kinase inhibitors to create an antibiotic active against drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, persisters and biofilms
Nat.Chem., 12 (2)

Goldmann O., Cern A., Müsken M., Rohde M., Weiss W., ... , Barenholz Y., Medina E. (2019)
Liposomal mupirocin holds promise for systemic treatment of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections
J.Control Release, 316

Thänert R., Itzek A., Hossmann J., Hamisch D., Madsen M.B., Hyldegaard O., Skrede S., Bruun T., Norrby-Teglund A., ... , Medina E., Pieper D.H. (2019)
Molecular profiling of tissue biopsies reveals unique signatures associated with streptococcal necrotizing soft tissue infections
Nat.Commun., 10 (1)

Zhao W., Cross A.R., Crowe-McAuliffe C., Weigert-Munoz A., Csatary E.E., Solinski A.E., Krysiak J., Goldberg J.B., Wilson D.N., Medina E., ... , Wuest W.M., Sieber S.A. (2019)
The Natural Product Elegaphenone Potentiates Antibiotic Effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 58 (25)

Seiß E.A., Krone A., Formaglio P., Goldmann O., Engelmann S., Schraven B., ... , Medina E., Müller A.J. (2019)
Longitudinal proliferation mapping in vivo reveals NADPH oxidase-mediated dampening of Staphylococcus aureus growth rates within neutrophils
Sci.Rep., 9 (1)

Jayachandran R., Gumienny A., Bolinger B., Ruehl S., Lang M.J., Fucile G., Mazumder S., Tchang V., Woischnig A.K., Stiess M., Kunz G., Claudi B., Schmaler M., Siegmund K., Li J., Dertschnig S., Holländer G., Medina E., Karrer U., Moshous D., Bumann D., Khanna N., ... , Rossi S.W., Pieters J. (2019)
Disruption of Coronin 1 Signaling in T Cells Promotes Allograft Tolerance while Maintaining Anti-Pathogen Immunity
Immunity., 50 (1)

Dudeck A., Köberle M., Goldmann O., Meyer N., Dudeck J., Lemmens S., Rohde M., Roldan N.G., Dietze-Schwonberg K., Orinska Z., Medina E., Hendrix S., Metz M., Zenclussen A.C., ... , von Stebut E., Biedermann T. (2018)
Mast cells as protectors of health
J.Allergy Clin.Immunol., 144 (4)

Heck J.G., Rox K., Lünsdorf H., Lückerath T., Klaassen N., Medina E., ... , Goldmann O., Feldmann C. (2018)
Zirconyl Clindamycinphosphate Antibiotic Nanocarriers for Targeting Intracellular Persisting Staphylococcus aureus
ACS Omega, 3 (8)

Medina E., Hartl D. (2018)
Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Infection: A General Overview
J.Innate.Immun., 10 (5-6)

Strehlitz A., Goldmann O., Pils M.C., Pessler F., Medina E. (2018)
An interferon signature discriminates pneumococcal from staphylococcal pneumonia
Front.Immunol., 9 (JUN)

Ferrer-Navarro M., Strehlitz A., Medina E., Vila J. (2018)
Changed expression of cytoskeleton proteins during lung injury in a mouse model of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Front.Microbiol., 9 (MAY)

Fetzer C., Korotkov V.S., Lee K.M., Neuenschwander M., von Kries J.P., Medina E. (2017)
A Chemical Disruptor of the ClpX Chaperone Complex Attenuates the Virulence of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 56 (49)

Goldmann O., Beineke A., Medina E. (2017)
Identification of a novel subset of myeloid-derived suppressor cells during chronic staphylococcal infection that resembles immature eosinophils
J.Infect.Dis., 216 (11)

Goldmann O., Medina E. (2017)
Staphylococcus aureus strategies to evade the host acquired immune response
Int.J.Med.Microbiol. (9)

Blaschke U., Beineke A., Klemens J., Medina E., Goldmann O. (2017)
Induction of Cyclooxygenase 2 by Streptococcus pyogenes Is Mediated by Cytolysins
J.Innate.Immun., 9 (6)

Leech J.M., Lacey K.A., Mulcahy M.E., Medina E., McLoughlin R.M. (2017)
IL-10 plays opposing roles during staphylococcus aureus systemic and localized infections
J.Immunol., 198 (6)

Thänert R., Goldmann O., Beineke A., Medina E. (2017)
Host-inherent variability influences the transcriptional response of Staphylococcus aureus during in vivo infection
Nat.Commun., 8

Deicke C., Chakrakodi B., Pils M.C., Dickneite G., Johansson L., ... , Medina E., Loof T.G. (2016)
Local activation of coagulation factor XIII reduces systemic complications and improves the survival of mice after Streptococcus pyogenes M1 skin infection
Int.J Med.Microbiol., 306 (7)

Chaves-Moreno D., Wos-Oxley M.L., Jauregui R., Medina E., Oxley A.P., Pieper D.H. (2016)
Exploring the transcriptome of Staphylococcus aureus in its natural niche
Sci Rep., 6

Medina E., Pieper D.H. (2016)
Tackling Threats and Future Problems of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Curr Top.Microbiol.Immunol., 398 (Part 1, chapter 1)

Medina E. (2006)
Streptococcus pyogenes and host'genetics
Mod.Asp.Immunobiol., 18

Chaves-Moreno D., Wos-Oxley M.L., Jauregui R., Medina E., Oxley A.P., Pieper D.H. (2015)
Application of a Novel "Pan-Genome"-Based Strategy for Assigning RNAseq Transcript Reads to Staphylococcus aureus Strains
PLoS ONE, 10 (12)

Tuchscherr L., Kreis C.A., Hoerr V., Flint L., Hachmeister M., Geraci J., Bremer-Streck S., Kiehntopf M., Medina E., Kribus M., Raschke M., Pletz M., ... , Peters G., Löffler B. (2015)
Staphylococcus aureus develops increased resistance to antibiotics by forming dynamic small colony variants during chronic osteomyelitis
J Antimicrob.Chemother., 71 (2)

Goldmann O., Tuchscherr L., Rohde M., Medina E. (2015)
a[alpha]-Hemolysin enhances Staphylococcus aureus internalization and survival within mast cells by modulating the expression of beta1 integrin
Cell Microbiol., 18 (6)

Tsatsaronis J.A., Ly D., Pupovac A., Goldmann O., Rohde M., Taylor J.M., Walker M.J., ... , Medina E., Sanderson-Smith M.L. (2015)
Group A Streptococcus Modulates Host Inflammation by Manipulating Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Cell Death Responses
J.Innate Immun., 7 (6)

Horst S.A., Itzek A., Klos A., Beineke A., Medina E. (2015)
Differential Contributions of the Complement Anaphylotoxin Receptors C5aR1 and C5aR2 to the Early Innate Immune Response against Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Pathogens, 4 (4)

Yuan D., Zhu Z., Tan X., Liang J., Zeng C., Zhang J., Chen J., Ma L., Dogan A., Brockmann G., Goldmann O., Medina E., Rice A.D., Moyer R.W., Man X., Yi K., Li Y., Lu Q., ... , Huang Y., Huang S. (2014)
Scoring the collective effects of SNPs: association of minor alleles with complex traits in model organisms
Science China Life Sciences, 57

Loof T.G., Goldmann O., Naudin C., Mörgelin M., Neumann Y., Pils M.C., Foster S.J., ... , Medina E., Herwald H. (2015)
Staphylococcus aureus-induced clotting of plasma is an immune evasion mechanism for persistence within the fibrin network
Microbiology, 161 (3)

Szafranska A.K., Oxley A.P.A., Chaves-Moreno D., Horst S.A., Roßlenbroich S., Peters G., Goldmann O., Rohd M., Sinha B., Pieper D.H., Löffler B., Jauregui R., ... , Wos-Oxley M.L., Medina E. (2014)
High-resolution transcriptomic analysis of the adaptive response of staphylococcus aureus during acute and chronic phases of osteomyelitis
MBio, 5 (6)

Tebartz C., Horst Sarah A., Sparwasser Tim, Hühn Jochen, Beineke A., ... , Peters G., Medina Eva (2014)
A Major Role for Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and a Minor Role for Regulatory T Cells in Immunosuppression during Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Journal of Immunology, 194 (3)

Loof Torsten G., Deicke Christin, Medina Eva (2014)
The role of coagulation/fibrinolysis during Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 4

Mehraj J., Akmatov M.K., Strömpl J., Gatzemeier A., Layer F., Werner G., Pieper D.H., Medina E., Witte W., ... , Pessler F., Krause G. (2014)
Methicillin-Sensitive and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage in a Random Sample of Non-Hospitalized Adult Population in Northern Germany
PLoS ONE, 9 (9)

Horst S.A., Linner A., Beineke A., Lehne S., Höltje C., Hecht A., Norrby-Teglund A., ... , Medina E., Goldmann O. (2013)
Prognostic Value and Therapeutic Potential of TREM-1 in Streptococcus pyogenes- Induced Sepsis
Journal of Innate Immunology, 5 (6)

Ko Y.P., Freitag C.M., Kuipers A., Jongerius I., Medina Eva, van Rooijen W.J., Spaan A.N., van Kessel K.P.M., ... , Höök M., Rooijkkers S.H.M. (2013)
Phagocytosis escape by a bacterial protein that connects complement and coagulation proteins at the bacterial surface
PLoS Pathogens, 9 (12)

Rosendahl A., Bergmann Silke, Hammerschmidt S., Goldmann O., Medina E. (2013)
Lung dendritic cells facilitate extrapulmonary bacterial dissemination during pneumococcal pneumonia
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 3

Michelucci A., Cordes T., Ghelfi J., Pailot A., Reiling N., Goldmann O., Binz T., Wegner A., Tallam A., Rausell A., Buttini M., Linster C.L., Medina Eva, ... , Balling R., Hiller K. (2013)
Immune-responsive gene 1 protein links metabolism to immunity by catalyzing itaconic acid production
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 110 (19)

Goldmann O., Medina Eva* (2012)
The expanding world of extracellular traps: not only neutrophils but much more
Frontiers in Immunology, 3

Schindler D., Gutierrez Maximiliano G., Beineke A., Rauter Y., Rohde Manfred, Foster S., ... , Goldmann O., Medina Eva (2012)
Dendritic Cells Are Central Coordinators of the Host Immune Response to Staphylococcus aureus
American Journal of Pathology, 181 (4)

Niemann S., Ehrhardt C., Medina Eva*, Warnking K., Tuchscherr L., Heitmann V., Ludwig S., ... , Peters G., Loffler B. (2012)
Combined Action of Influenza Virus and Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Provokes Severe Lung Epithelium Damage
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 206 (7)

Horst S.A., Hoerr V., Beineke A., Kreis C., Tuchscherr L., Kalinka J., Lehne S., Schleicher I., Kohler G., Fuchs T., Raschke M.J., Rohde Manfred*, Peters G., Faber C., ... , Loffler B., Medina Eva* (2012)
A Novel Mouse Model of Staphylococcus aureus Chronic Osteomyelitis That Closely Mimics the Human Infection: An Integrated View of Disease Pathogenesis
American Journal of Pathology, 181 (4)

Wos-Oxley M., Bleich A., Oxley A.P., Kahl S., Janus L., Smoczek A., Nahrstedt H., Pils M., Taudien S., Platzer M., Hedrich H.J., ... , Medina Eva*, Pieper Dietmar* (2012)
Comparative evaluation of establishing a human gut microbial community within rodent models
Gut Microbes, 3 (3)

Ziegler C., Goldmann O., Hobeika E., Geffers Robert*, Peters G., Medina Eva* (2011)
The dynamics of T cells during persistent Staphylococcus aureus infection: from antigen-reactivity to in vivo anergy
EMBO Molecular Medicine, 3 (11)

Abel J., Goldmann O., Ziegler C., Höltje C., Smeltzer M.S., Cheung A.L., Bruhn D., ... , Rohde Manfred*, Medina Eva* (2011)
Staphylococcus aureus evades the extracellular antimicrobial activity of mast cells by promoting its own uptake
Journal of Innate Immunity, 3 (5)

Medina Eva*, Goldmann O. (2011)
In vivo and ex vivo protocols for measuring the killing of extracellular pathogens by macrophages
Current Protocols in Immunology, Chapter 14

Medina Eva* (2010)
Murine model of polymicrobial septic peritonitis using cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)
Methods in Molecular Biology, 602

Medina Eva* (2010)
Murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia
Methods in Molecular Biology, 602

Tuchscherr L., Medina Eva*, Hussain M., Volker W., Heitmann V., Niemann S., Holzinger D., Roth J., Proctor R.A., Becker K., ... , Peters G., Loffler B. (2011)
Staphylococcus aureus phenotype switching: an effective bacterial strategy to escape host immune response and establish a chronic infection
EMBO Molecular Medicine, 3 (3)

Medina Eva* (2010)
Murine model of cutaneous infection with Streptococcus pyogenes
Methods in Molecular Biology, 602

Nippe N., Varga G., Holzinger D., Loffler B., Medina Eva*, Becker K., Roth J., ... , Ehrchen J.M., Sunderkotter C. (2011)
Subcutaneous Infection with S. aureus
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 131 (1)

Loof T.G., Goldmann O., Gessner A., Herwald H., Medina Eva* (2010)
Aberrant inflammatory response to Streptococcus pyogenes in mice lacking myeloid differentiation factor 88
American Journal of Pathology, 176 (2)

Goldmann O., Hertzen E., Hecht A., Schmidt H., Lehne S., ... , Norrby-Teglund A., Medina Eva* (2010)
Inducible cyclooxygenase released prostaglandin E2 modulates the severity of infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
Journal of Immunology, 185 (4)

von Kockritz-Blickwede M., Konrad S., Foster S., Gessner J.E., Medina Eva* (2009)
Protective role of complement C5a in an experimental model of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Journal of Innate Immunity, 2 (1)

Goldmann O., Lehne S., Medina Eva* (2010)
Age-related susceptibility to Streptococcus pyogenes infection in mice: underlying immune dysfunction and strategy to enhance immunity
Journal of Pathology, 220 (5)

Goldmann O., Rohde Manfred*, Medina Eva* (2009)
Infection biology: Streptococcus pyogenes
Biospektrum, 15 (4)

Medina Eva* (2009)
Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: a strategic tactic to defeat pahtogens with potential consequences for the host
Journal of Innate Immunity, 1

Medina Eva* (2009)
Beyond the NETs
Journal of Innate Immunity, 1

Goldmann O., Sastalla I., Wos-Oxley M., Rohde Manfred*, Medina Eva* (2009)
Streptococcus pyogenes induces oncosis in macrophages through the activation of an inflammatory programmed cell death pathway
Cellular Microbiology, 11 (1)

von Kockritz-Blickwede M., Rohde Manfred*, Oehmcke S., Miller L.S., Cheung A.L., Herwald H., ... , Foster S., Medina Eva* (2008)
Immunological mechanisms underlying the genetic predisposition to severe Staphylococcus aureus infection in the mouse model
American Journal of Pathology, 173 (6)

Loof T.G., Goldmann O., Medina Eva* (2008)
Immune recognition of Streptococcus pyogenes
Infection and Immunity, 76 (6)

Von Köckritz-Blickwede M., Goldmann O., Thulin P., Heinemann K., Norrby-Teglund A., ... , Rohde M., Medina E. (2008)
Phagocytosis-independent antimicrobial activity of mast cells by means of extracellular trap formation
Blood

Loof T.G., Rohde Manfred*, Chhatwal Gursharan S.*, Jung S., Medina Eva* (2007)
The contribution of dendritic cells to host defenses against Streptococcus pyogenes
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196

Medina Eva* (2004)
Models of group A streptococcal diseases: a review of current status
Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models, 1

Schulze K., Goldmann O., Medina E., Guzmán C.A. (2008)
The FAI protein of group C streptococci acts as a mucosal adjuvant by the specific targeting and activation of B cells
International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 298 (1-2)

Klein C., Medina Eva*, Sander L., Roskams T., Müller Werner*, ... , Trautwein C., Goldmann O. (2007)
Contribution of IL-6/gp130 signaling in hepatocytes to the inflammatory response in mice infected with Streptococcus pyogenes
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196 (5)

Dinkla Kathrin*, Sastalla I., Godehardt A.W., Janze N., Chhatwal Gursharan S*., ... , Rohde Manfred*, Medina Eva* (2007)
Upregulation of capsule enables Streptococcus pyogenes
Microbes and Infection, 9 (8)

Goldmann O., von Kockritz-Blickwede M., Holtje C., Chhatwal G.S., Geffers R., Medina E. (2007)
Transcriptome analysis of murine macrophages in response to infection with Streptococcus pyogenes
Infection and Immunity, 75 (8)

Medina Eva*, Ryan L., LaCourse R., North R.J. (2006)
Superior virulence of Mycobacterium bovis
Tuberculosis, 86 (1)

Siegert J., Sastalla I., Chhatwal Gursharan S*., Medina Eva* (2006)
Vaccination equally enables both genetically susceptible and resistant mice to control infection with group A streptococci
Microbes and Infection, 8 (2)

Schulze K., Medina E., Guzmán C.A. (2006)
Intranasal immunization with serum opacity factor (SOF) of Streptococcus pyogenes
Vaccine, 24

Medina E., Lengeling A. (2005)
Genetic regulation of host responses to Group A Streptococcus in mice
Briefings in Functional Genomics & Proteomics, 4

Goldmann O., Lengeling A., Böse J., Blöcker H., Geffers R., ... , Chhatwal G.S., Medina E. (2005)
The role of the major histocompatibility complex on resistance to Group A Streptococci in mice
Journal of Immunology, 175

Goldmann O., Chhatwal G.S., Medina E. (2005)
Contribution of NK cells to the pathogenesis of septic shock induced by Streptococcus pyogenes in mice
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 191

Schulze K., Goldmann O., Toppel A., Medina E., Guzmán C.A. (2005)
The FAI protein of group C streptococci targets B cells and exhibits adjuvant activity
Vaccine, 23

Goldmann O., Chhatwal G.S., Medina E. (2004)
The role of host genetic factors in susceptibility to group A streptococcal infections
Indian Journal of Medical Research, 119

McArthur J., Medina E., Mueller A., Chin J., Currie B.J., Sriprakash K.S., Talay S.R., ... , Chhatwal G.S., Walker M.J. (2004)
Intranasal vaccination with streptococcal fibronectin binding protein, Sfb 1, fails to prevent growth and dissemination of Streptococcus pyogenes in a murine skin infection model
Infection and Immunity, 72

Goldmann O., Rohde M., Chhatwal G.S., Medina E. (2004)
Role of macrophages on host resistance to group A streptococci
Infection and Immunity, 72 (5)

Medina E., Goldmann O., Toppel A., Rohde M., Chhatwal G.S. (2003)
Survival of Streptococcus pyogenes within host phagocytic cell: a pathogenic mechanism for persistence and systematic invasion
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187

Goldmann O., Chhatwal G.S., Medina E. (2003)
Immune mechanisms underlying host susceptibility to group A streptococcal infections
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187

Toppel A., Rasmussen M., Rohde M., Medina E., Chhatwal G.S. (2003)
Contribution of protein G-related Ü2-macroglobulin binding protein to bacterial virulence in a mouse skin model of group A streptococcal infection.
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187

Schulze K., Medina E., Chhatwal G.S., Guzmán C.A. (2003)
Stimulation of long-lasting protection against Streptococcus pyogenes after intranasal vaccination with non adjuvanted fibronectin-binding domain of the SfbI protein.
Vaccine, 21 (17-18)

Medina E., Rohde M., Chhatwal G.S. (2003)
Intracellular survival of Streptococcus pyogenes in polymorphonuclear cells results in increased bacterial virulence.
Infection and Immunity, 71

Schulze K., Medina E., Chhatwal G.S., Guzmán C.A. (2003)
Identification of B- and T-cell epitopes within the fibronectin-binding domain of the SfbI protein of Streptococcus pyogenes
Infection and Immunity, 71 (12)

Medina E., Anders D., Chhatwal G.S. (2002)
Induction of NF-6B nuclear translocation in human respiratory epithelial cells by group A streptococci
Microbial Pathogenesis, 33 (6)

Medina E., Chhatwal G.S. (2002)
The potential for vaccine development against rheumatic fever
Indian Heart Journal, 54 (1)

Goldmann O., Rohde M., Medina E. (2002)
Phagocytosis of bacille Calmette-Guerin-infected necrotic macrophages induces a maturation phenotype and evokes antigen-presentation functions in dendritic cells
Immunology, 107 (4)

Basso H., Rharbaoui F., Ständer L.H., Medina E., Garcia-Del Portillo F., Guzmán C.A. (2002)
Characterization of a novel intracellular activated gene from Salmonella enterica
Infection and Immunity, 70

Zimna K., Medina E., Jungnitz H., Guzmán C.A. (2001)
Role played by the response regulator ris in Bordetella bronchiseptica
Fems Microbiology Letters, 201 (2)

Schulze K., Medina E., Talay S.R., Towers R.J., Chhatwal G.S., Guzmán C.A. (2001)
Characterization of the domain of fibronectin-binding protein I of Streptococcus pyogenes
Infection and Immunity, 69 (1)

Medina E., Guzmán C.A. (2001)
Use of live bacterial vaccine vectors for antigen delivery: potential and limitations
Vaccine, 19 (13-14)

Medina E., Goldmann O., Rohde M., Lengeling A., Chhatwal G.S. (2001)
Genetic control of susceptibility to group A streptococcal infection in mice
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 184 (7)

Medina E., Guzmán C.A. (2000)
Modulation of immune responses following antigen administration by mucosal route
Fems Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 27 (4)

Medina E., Paglia P., Rohde M., Colombo M.P., Guzmán C.A. (2000)
Modulation of host immune responses stimulated by Salmonella vaccine carrier strains by using different promoters to drive the expression of the recombinant antigen
European Journal of Immunology, 30 (3)

Medina E., Schulze K., Chhatwal G.S., Guzmán C.A. (2000)
Nonimmune interaction of the SfbI protein of Streptococcus pyogenes with the immunoglobulin G F(ab')(2) fragment
Infection and immunity., 68 (8)