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| العنوان: |
Detection of Cleaved Stx2a in the Blood of STEC-Infected Patients. |
| المؤلفون: |
Varrone, Elisa, Carnicelli, Domenica, He, Xiaohua, Grasse, Marco, Stampfer, Karin, Huber, Silke, Kellnerová, Sára, Tazzari, Pier Luigi, Ricci, Francesca, Paterini, Paola, Ardissino, Gianluigi, Morabito, Stefano, Orth-Höller, Dorothea, Würzner, Reinhard, Brigotti, Maurizio |
| المصدر: |
Toxins; Dec2023, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p690, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
HEMOLYTIC-uremic syndrome, NEUTROPHILS, ESCHERICHIA coli |
| مستخلص: |
Typical hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is mainly caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) releasing Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2). Two different structures of this AB5 toxin have been described: uncleaved, with intact B and A chains, and cleaved, with intact B and a nicked A chain consisting of two fragments, A1 and A2, connected by a disulfide bond. Despite having the same toxic effect on sensitive cells, the two forms differ in their binding properties for circulating cells, serum components and complement factors, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of HUS differently. The outcome of STEC infections and the development of HUS could be influenced by the relative amounts of uncleaved or cleaved Stx2 circulating in patients' blood. Cleaved Stx2 was identified and quantified for the first time in four out of eight STEC-infected patients' sera by a method based on the inhibition of cell-free translation. Cleaved Stx2 was present in the sera of patients with toxins bound to neutrophils and in two out of three patients developing HUS, suggesting its involvement in HUS pathogenesis, although in association with other bacterial or host factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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