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Abstract
Proinflammatory cytokines mediate the toxic effect of superantigenic staphylococcal exotoxins (SE). A pan-caspase inhibitor suppressed SE-stimulated T-cell proliferation and the production of cytokines and chemokines by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These data suggest that caspase inhibitors may represent a novel therapeutic modality for treating SE-induced toxic shock.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15138192 PMCID: PMC404582 DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.3.621-624.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Diagn Lab Immunol ISSN: 1071-412X