| Literature DB >> 14576133 |
Teresa Krakauer1, Marilyn Buckley.
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Proinflammatory cytokines mediate the toxic effect of superantigenic staphylococcal exotoxins (SE). Doxycycline inhibited SE-stimulated T-cell proliferation and production of cytokines and chemokines by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These results suggest that the antibiotic doxycycline has anti-inflammatory effects and is therapeutically useful for mitigating the pathogenic effects of SE.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14576133 PMCID: PMC253774 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.11.3630-3633.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191