Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinases degrade human colonic mucin and alter its function

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Moncada, D ^a   Yu, Y ^a   Keller, K ^a   Chadee, K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteinases; Entamoeba histolytica; Human colonic mucin

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; COLON; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COLON; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MUCINS;

EID: 0033752088     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0188-4409(00)00227-7     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Studies on the 'insoluble' glycoprotein complex from human colon
2. Thiol proteinase expression and pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica
3. Entamoeba histolytica stimulates interleukin-8 from human colonic epithelial cells without parasite-enterocyte contact