Activation and suppression of the proinflammatory immune response by Vibrio cholerae toxins

Karla J. Fullner Satchell*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Vibrio cholerae induces either non-inflammatory diarrhea or inflammatory gastroenteritis, depending on the presence of cholera toxin, a fluid secretion inducer and a modulator of host immunity. In the absence of cholera toxin, other toxins induce inflammation, resulting in gastroenteritis. Thus, multiple toxins likely affect the safety of live attenuated vaccines.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1241-1247
Number of pages7
JournalMicrobes and Infection
Volume5
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2003

Funding

I thank Alan Hauser and Steve Miller for reading the manuscript. K.J.F.S. is supported by the Biomedical Research Support Program of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and NIH grant AI051490.

Keywords

  • Cytokines
  • Dendritic cells
  • MKP-1
  • Macrophage
  • RTX toxin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases

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