The effects of Shiga toxin 1 on cytokine and chemokine production and apoptosis in a human monocytic cell line
Severe bloody diarrhea and subsequent serious post-diarrheal illnesses, including the hemolytic uremic syndrome and central nervous system complications, may develop following infections with Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing bacteria. The cytotoxic actions of Stxs destroy the microvasculature of organs,...
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Texas A&M University
2004
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1038 |