| Literature DB >> 20219880 |
Jose Flores1, Herbert L DuPont, Mercedes Paredes-Paredes, M Magdalena Aguirre-Garcia, Araceli Rojas, Alexei Gonzalez, Pablo C Okhuysen.
Abstract
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), which produces heat-labile toxin (LT), is a common cause of travelers' diarrhea (TD). The B subunit of ETEC LT is immunologically related to the B subunit of Vibrio cholerae toxin (CT). In this pilot study we evaluated the whole-blood gamma interferon response to CT B in 17 U.S. adults traveling to Mexico. Only one of nine subjects who demonstrated a cellular immune response as determined by whole-blood gamma interferon production to CT B on arrival to Mexico developed diarrhea, whereas five of eight without a cellular response developed diarrhea. Markers of the cellular immune response to ETEC LT could help in identifying individuals immune to ETEC LT, and these markers deserve additional study.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20219880 PMCID: PMC2863377 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00486-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X