Anthrolysin O and fermentation products mediate the toxicity of Bacillus anthracis to lung epithelial cells under microaerobic conditions

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-27

  Popova, Taissia G ^a   Millis, Bryan ^a   Chung, Myung Chul ^a   Bailey, Charles ^a   Popov, Serguei G ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Lung epithelium; Oxidative stress; Pore forming toxin

Indexed keywords

ANTHROLYSIN O; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOLYSIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SUCCINIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDOSIS; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL RESPIRATION; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FERMENTATION; GENE DELETION; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUNG; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUCCINIC ACID; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 78651081732     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2010.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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