| Literature DB >> 11160016 |
J L Erwin1, L M DaSilva, S Bavari, S F Little, A M Friedlander, T C Chanh.
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We present evidence that Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin (LT) suppresses rather than induces proinflammatory cytokine production in macrophages. Suppression is observed with extremely low levels of LT and involves inhibition of transcription of cytokine messenger RNA. Thus, LT may contribute to anthrax pathogenesis by suppressing the inflammatory response.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11160016 PMCID: PMC98000 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.2.1175-1177.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441