Staphylococcal superantigens interact with multiple host receptors to cause serious diseases

Immunologic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 177-181

  Stach, Christopher S ^a   Herrera, Alfa ^a   Schlievert, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Menstrual toxic shock; Superantigen; Toxic shock syndrome toxin; TSST 1

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CYTOLYSIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PROTEIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOTOXIN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

BETA CHAIN; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; ART; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD40; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EXOTOXINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, ALPHA-BETA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 84905743451     PISSN: 0257277X     EISSN: 15590755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12026-014-8539-7     Document Type: Review

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