Effect of Clostridium difficile toxin A on human intestinal epithelial cells: Induction of interleukin 8 production and apoptosis after cell detachment

Gut

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 337-347

  Mahida, Y R ^a   Makh, S ^a   Hyde, S ^a   Gray, T ^a   Borriello, S P ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Clostridium difficile; Epithelial cells; Interleukin 8; Toxin A

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 8; TOXIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS;

EID: 0029868433     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.3.337     Document Type: Article

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