Pneumolysin is the main inducer of cytotoxicity to brain microvascular endothelial cells caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 845-852

  Zysk, G ^a   Schneider Wald, B K ^a   Hwang, J H ^a   Bejo, L ^a   Kim, K S ^a   Mitchell, T J ^a   Hakenbeck, R ^a   Heinz, H P ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

PNEUMOLYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CELL ADHESION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; CASPASES; CATTLE; CELL WALL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEAT; MICROCIRCULATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOLYSINS;

EID: 0035139915     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.2.845-852.2001     Document Type: Article

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