Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin induces apoptosis in endothelial cells

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-45

  Menzies, Barbara E ^a,b   Kourteva, Iordanka ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bacterial toxin; Endothelial cell; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL INVASION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0033848824     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(00)00185-1     Document Type: Article

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