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Kristin N. Adams

Researcher at Seattle Children's Research Institute

Publications -  17
Citations -  1489

Kristin N. Adams is an academic researcher from Seattle Children's Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Efflux. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 15 publications receiving 1190 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristin N. Adams include Seattle Children's & University of Washington.

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Drug tolerance in replicating mycobacteria mediated by a macrophage-induced efflux mechanism.

TL;DR: The existence of multidrug-tolerant organisms that arise within days of infection, are enriched in the replicating intracellular population, and are amplified and disseminated by the tuberculous granuloma are described.
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Alveolar Macrophages Provide an Early Mycobacterium tuberculosis Niche and Initiate Dissemination

TL;DR: It is revealed that early, productive Mtb infection occurs almost exclusively within airway-resident alveolar macrophages, and interleukin-1-mediated crosstalk between Mtb-infected AM and non-hematopoietic cells promotes pulmonary MtB infection by enabling infected cells to disseminate from the alveoli to the lung interstitium.
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Verapamil, and Its Metabolite Norverapamil, Inhibit Macrophage-induced, Bacterial Efflux Pump-mediated Tolerance to Multiple Anti-tubercular Drugs

TL;DR: This study infected the human macrophage-like cell line THP-1 with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains and found that tolerance developed to most antituberculosis drugs, including the newer agents moxifloxacin, PA-824, linezolid, and bedaquiline.
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Unique Lipid A Modifications in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from the Airways of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

TL;DR: Results indicate that unique lipid A modifications occur in clinical P. aeruginosa CF isolates and none of the isolates from the environment or from patients with other conditions displayed these modifications.
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipid A Deacylase: Selection for Expression and Loss within the Cystic Fibrosis Airway

TL;DR: Increased expression of the P. aeruginosa lipid A 3-O-deacylase (PagL) in isolates from CF infants compared to that in environmental isolates is demonstrated, suggesting that loss of PagL function can occur during long-term adaptation to the CF airway.